Edible efficacy:
1, sterilization
Garlic contains about 2% allicin, and its bactericidal ability is110 of penicillin. It can obviously inhibit and kill many pathogenic bacteria, such as staphylococcus, meningitis, pneumonia, streptococcus, diphtheria, dysentery, typhoid, paratyphoid, mycobacterium tuberculosis, Vibrio cholerae, etc., and can also kill many pathogenic fungi, hookworms, pinworms, Vibrio, etc. Eating garlic raw is an effective way to prevent influenza and intestinal infection, but it should be noted that allicin is easily destroyed at high temperature and loses its bactericidal effect.
2, detoxification and bowel clearing
Garlic can effectively inhibit and kill helicobacter pylori and other bacterial viruses that cause gastrointestinal diseases, remove gastrointestinal toxic substances, stimulate gastrointestinal mucosa, promote appetite and accelerate digestion.
Step 3 lower blood sugar
Garlic can promote the secretion of insulin, increase the absorption of glucose by tissues and cells, improve the glucose tolerance of the human body, rapidly reduce the blood sugar level in the body, and kill various germs that induce diabetes due to infection, thus effectively preventing and treating diabetes.
4, aphrodisiac
Garlic has the function of improving male sexual ability, which is beneficial to treating male impotence and promoting male erectile function. In addition, garlic also has the function of tonifying kidney, which can improve the sperm quality of men.
Step 5 lose weight
Garlic can reduce body fat. It is said that eating garlic can increase the secretion of some weight-reducing substances in the body, thus achieving the effect of lowering blood fat. So garlic can not only strengthen the body, but also achieve the effect of losing weight.
6, prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
Garlic can promote vasodilation, lower blood pressure, prevent the deposition of fat in cardiovascular system, strengthen the permeability of cardiovascular system, and prevent thrombosis and arteriosclerosis.
Dietary taboos:
1, garlic is the most pungent and refreshing, which is easy to cause harm to eyes. People with eye diseases must avoid spicy food during treatment.
2, patients with diarrhea due to spleen deficiency eat garlic, and strong stimulation will make the intestinal mucosa hyperemia and edema worse, promote exudation, and make the condition worse.
3. Eating spicy food such as garlic and pepper may not only lead to the recurrence of old diseases, but also make drugs ineffective or have a chain reaction with drugs for people who are seriously ill or taking drugs.
4. Eating garlic in patients with liver disease will aggravate liver fire and cause damage to the liver.