Garlic Treat (India)

• For a healthy heart: garlic benefits the heart in numerous ways. By making blood platelets less likely to clump and stick to artery walls, it lessens the risk of atherosclerosis (hardening of the
arteries) and a subsequent heart attack. The latest findings indicate that the clot-busting compound ajoene, a derivative of allicin, discourages the development of artery-hardening plaque.
• Garlic also works to lower high cholesterol by interfering with its metabolism in the liver, the organ that releases cholesterol into the bloodstream. Cholesterol levels may fall as a result.
• Antiseptic and antibacterial: Garlic's antiseptic and antibacterial
abilities were actually recognized centuries ago. Modern research confirms that, at least in the laboratory, the herb fights the germs responsible for causing the common cold, flu, sore throat,
sinusitis, and bronchitis.
• Treat vaginal yeast infections: Garlic extract reportedly counters candida albicans; when given the chance to proliferate, this naturally present organism is responsible for causing most yeast infections.
• Control athlete's foot, swimmer's ear (otomycosis), and other fungal skin infections. Laboratory studies indicate that compounds in garlic--probably allicin or closely related chemicals-can inhibit
unwanted fungi.