What are the Health and Skin Benefits Of Garlic (Uses)?

Garlic a superfood that we see daily in the kitchen and also uses it in healthy food. But do you know that this small herb, lying around in the kitchen has some surprisingly amazing health, skin, and hair benefits of Garlic? Daily consumption of garlic will keep you away from many deadly diseases. It also helps in reducing hair loss and makes your skin look more beautiful and glowing.

All these things excite us, to know more about how to consumes this miraculous herb.

So, we at Trabeauli, have brought you some amazing benefits of Garlic. The best thing about consuming garlic is, you can eat it raw crushed, chopped, minced, halves any way you like.

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What is Garlic–

Garlic can be told as a close relative of the onion. Its scientific name is Allium sativum and is also called as Lehsun in Hindi. The avg. height of the Garlic is 2 inches. Garlic along with some other vegetables like onion, leek, chives, and scallions belong to the Allium family. It has been used as a flavoring agent for many years.

Eating one clove of garlic a day keeps you away from many diseases.

Nutritional Value of Garlic-

Garlic is rich in flavonoids, oligosaccharides, alliin, and allicin and also contains high levels of sulfur. 

Garlic has a very low count in calories, sodium, and saturated fats. It is a rich source of B-Vitamins and Vitamin C, A and K. 

You can find organic compounds like allicin, all satin 1, and all satin 2 in Garlic.

Health Benefits Of Garlic and How To Use It-

1. Helps fight Cancer Risk-

Garlic helps in relieving any oxidative stress. It has cancer-fighting properties, and it prevents any DNA mutation, metastasis, and uncontrolled cell proliferation. Daily consumption of Garlic, helps in reducing the chances of cancer.

How to use it:

• Consume one clove of raw garlic every day in the morning.

2. Prevents Cardiovascular Disease-

Garlic helps in reducing bad cholesterol and lipid, which results in any heart disease. It is also very effective against atherosclerosis.

How to use it:

• Have a clove of raw garlic first thing in the morning to keep you away from any cardiovascular disease.

3. Improve Bone Health-

Due to the increased weight and changing lifestyle, our bones get weaker these days, which results in osteoporosis and fracture.

Garlic impacts the estrogen level, and it is also able to suppress ovariectomy-induced bone resorption, which improves bone health and reduces the damage caused by weak bones.

How to use garlic for bones:

• Consume 2-3 cloves of raw garlic daily to improve bone health.

4. Regulates Blood Sugar-

High blood pressure results in many diseases like diabetes, obesity, etc. Eating raw garlic once a day stabilizes the blood sugar level.

How to use it:

• Intake 3-4 cloves of raw garlic to lower the blood sugar level.

5. Strengthen Immune System-

Garlic contains phytonutrients that reduce oxidative stress, which prevents you from falling sick and boosts immunity.

How to use it:

• Consume 2-3 cloves of raw garlic to boost immunity.

6. Relieves Oxidative stress-

Cloves of Garlic antioxidant nature helps to relieve oxidative stress. Garlic contains water-soluble organosulfur compounds, which help in any DNA damage.

How to use it:

• Intake of 1-2 cloves of raw garlic will help you in relieving oxidative stress.

7. Helps fight Diabetes-

Diabetes is a genetic disease, but with the help of Garlic, we can control diabetes. Garlic reduces insulin resistance, cholesterol levels and also blood sugar levels.

8. Treats UTI and Kidney Infection-

We all know cranberry juice is the first priority to treat UTI, but you will be surprised to know that even Garlic helps in treating UTI. It is also very effective against E.coli growth in the urinary tract.

How to use it:

• Consume 3-4 cloves of garlic to prevent UTI and fight from any Kidney Infection.

9. Treats Asthma and Common cold-

Garlic is very effective in treating Asthma and Common cold.

How to use it:

• Drink a glass of milk with three cloves of garlic boiled in it every night before going to sleep.
• You can also control the Asthma by crushing the garlic cloves with malt vinegar and consuming it.

10. Helps in Weight loss-

Garlic helps in the reduction of bad cholesterol which is the reason for weight gain. It also helps in increasing thermogenesis. It reduces upper body fat and lower body fat.

How to use it:

• Consume 3-4 raw garlic cloves for weight loss.

11. Garlic For Eyecare-

Garlic is rich in nutrients like selenium, quercetin, and vitamin C, all of these contribute to a healthy eye and also help with eye infections and inflammation.

How to use it:

• Take 3-4 cloves of raw garlic after breakfast to have a healthy eye.

12. Reduces Ear Infection-

Anti-inflammatory and Antimicrobial properties of Garlic helps in reducing any kind of ear infection.

 

How to use it:

• To reduce any inflammation and microbial infection, consume 2-3 cloves of raw garlic.

Skin Benefits Of Garlic-

14. Garlic Reduces Acne-

The main reason for acne is the over-accumulation of toxins and bacterial infection. Garlic is a very powerful antioxidant and anti-microbial source. Consumption of it helps in the reduction of the Acne.

How to use Garlic for Acne:

• Eat one raw clove of garlic by a glass of cold water. And also keep your skin clean.

15. Soothes Psoriasis-

Psoriasis is a skin disease, which cannot be cured. But with the help of Garlic, the symptoms of the disease can be delayed. Psoriasis makes the skin red, scaly, and itchy and it affects scalp, elbows, and knees. Garlic with its anti-inflammatory properties helps in the reduction of psoriasis.

How to use:

• Consume 2-3 cloves of raw garlic with broccoli and beetroot juice.

16. Delays Aging-

Skin ages occur due to stress, pollution, unhealthy eating, etc. You need to protect your skin from UV rays; they take most of the glow of the face and damage the skin cells. S-allyl cysteine found in Garlic protects the skin from UV damage and also reduces the fine lines anti-aging.

How to use Garlic For Anti-aging:

• Consume one clove of raw garlic with lemon and honey empty stomach in the morning.
• If you do not like honey and lemon, you can also add raw chopped garlic to Triphala water and drink it in the morning.

17. Removes Stretch Mark-

The very stubborn Stretch marks, which no one likes and wishes for them to vanish away forever. We need to put a lot of effort for them to go forever. People use a lot of creams to reduce stretch marks but have ever tried a homemade remedy for the stretch marks.

 

Hot oil massage with garlic may help reduce stretch marks, and you can also try it with olive oil or mustard oil.

How to use:

• Take mustard oil and warm it, put 2-3 cloves of garlic in it.
• When you smell the garlic, remove the oil from flame and let it cool down little.
• Then massage the area with the warm oil.

 

18. Eczema-

Eczema is caused due to inflammation started by an allergic reaction. In Eczema, skin becomes dry, itchy, flaky, and rough. Garlic has got anti-inflammatory properties, which helps in the removal of eczema.

How to use:

• Intake 1 clove of raw garlic with room temperature water.

19. Prevents Hair Loss-

With the increasing pollution and changing lifestyle, the first thing which gets affected is Hair. According to researchers, Garlic has the property to reduce hair loss.

How to use:

• You can eat one raw garlic clove with a spinach smoothie, or you can also add garlic in the cooked fish.
• You can also apply garlic gel or garlic-infused coconut oil.

 

20. Treats Athlete’s Foot-

Known as ringworm of the foot. This is caused due to fungal or yeast infection. Garlic has the anti-fungal property and can be used to treat the ringworm.

 

How to use:

• Consume two cloves of garlic with lek juice in the morning.

More Health Benefits of Garlic

1. It detoxifies by Liver and Kidney.
2. It Improves Memory
3. It also prevents Obesity
4. Helps in the removal of any Scars
5. Also helps in the treatment of Skin Rashes
6. Helps in treating Allergies
7. Prevents oral hygiene

What is the best way to use Garlic?

Many people use Garlic while making vegetables and dal. It acts as a flavoring agent. The best way to use Garlic, to get rid of all the skin, hair and health problems is to consume it daily raw in the morning. Cooking it, boiling it somehow destroys its healing properties.

 

Note- These are some benefits of using Garlic. But before you start consuming it for any disease, it is highly recommended to consult a doctor. So, you do not face any side effects.

The maximum intake of Garlic in a day should not be more than four cloves.

So, these are some amazing benefits of garlic for health, skin, weight loss and hair loss. Always remember, excessive of anything is bad. So, the consumption should be in the right amount.

Were you aware of these benefits of Garlic?

Comment in the section to let us know your views about Garlic.

FAQ-

 

• Which is more beneficial eating it raw or cooking it?

Eating it raw is more beneficial.

• How to get away from the garlic odor?

You can chew mint right after you have consumed the raw garlic.

• What is the best time to eat Garlic?

The best time is to drink it in the morning empty stomach.

• How much of the garlic to consume?

1-4 cloves of Garlic daily is enough.

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