Garlic

Garlic is one of the most powerful antiseptics ever discovered, equal to the power of penicillin. It affects ailments relating to the lungs, circulation, nerves, and sinuses. It helps detoxify the entire body and enhances immune function. Garlic lowers blood pressure and helps stabilize blood sugar levels. It is also helpful in all intestinal infections. Can be used for ringworm, skin parasites, tumors, and warts.

You want to use fresh garlic, as the allicin content in garlic starts decomposing upon exposure to air. Use freshly crushed garlic in poultices, skin, or even internally.

Suggestions with Garlic:

• Crush a clove and mix with honey for better tasting.
• Eating parsley can limit the odor.
• Whack a clove gently with a can or flat edge of knife to crack the skin for easier peeling.
• Soak cloves overnight in water to make them easier to peel.
• Garlic can upset your stomach. One way to help alleviate this is to eat it with bread/crackers.
• If applying a garlic poultice, do not leave on skin for longer than 90 seconds, as it will blister the skin.

Garlic Lemonade: 3 chopped garlic cloves, juice of 1 lemon, maple syrup/honey to taste.  Place garlic in a quart jar and fill with boiling water. Let steep 20 minutes then strain. Add lemon juice and sweetener. Drink about 1/2 - 2 cups daily when sick.

Garlic Tea: Use for coughs and congestion. The tea used as an enema is useful against worms, pinworms, and bowel infections.

Warts and skin: Put some olive oil or vaseline on the spot/skin. Place a slice of garlic on it overnight, repeat.

Earaches: Chop and crush garlic into a bit of olive oil. Let sit for 15 minutes. Strain. Drop into ear and hold for five-ten minutes. Make only enough for one use, discard any oil mixture that is over an hour old, to have the most allicin content.