Yes, you have heard it right. One of the best medicines used in Ayurveda is in your kitchen. No, it is not turmeric, it is Garlic.
Garlic is found in almost all the cuisines of the world. It belongs to the Allium family along with shallots, leeks, and chives. It is a proven fact that garlic has high nutritional value with low calories.
Nutritional Values:
- Manganese: 23% of the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
- Vitamin B1: 17%
- Vitamin C: 15%
- Selenium: 6%
- Fiber: 0.6 grams.
- Thiamine:7%
- Calcium: 27%
5 Best Home Remedies:
Garlic Milk helps in treating Sore Throat, Asthma, & Insomnia.
Ingredients:
- Cloves of garlic-7 to 8
- Milk
- Water
- Honey
Process:
Take milk with water in a saucepan and add minced garlic cloves. Let the milk boil on a medium flame and stir continuously until the milk is reduced to half of its quantity. Once the milk is lukewarm, add some honey. By drinking this milk twice a week, the above-mentioned diseases can be prevented and cured.
Garlic juice with honey helps in treating Asthma, Cold & Cough
Ingredients:
- Garlic juice
- Honey-two tablespoons
Process:
Take 10 drops of garlic juice and add 2 tablespoons of honey to it. This juice can be taken on alternate days to be free from Asthma, cold, and cough.
Garlic with nutmeg helps in treating Tonsillitis and Cough
Ingredients:
- Cloves of garlic-6 to 7
- Water
- Salt
- Butter- 1 teaspoon
- Pepper
- Nutmeg powder.
Process:
Boil 2 cups of water with sliced garlic cloves, add a teaspoon of butter, a pinch of salt, and pepper. Let it cool and sprinkle it with nutmeg powder. This juice can be taken whenever we are suffering from a cough and severe tonsillitis.
Garlic Toast helps in treating Sinus and Cough
Ingredients:
- Toast
- Butter
- Garlic cloves- finely chopped
Process:
Melt some butter in a pan and add some finely chopped garlic cloves to it. Add this to a toast and eat. This toast can be served as an everyday breakfast for better results.
Garlic Syrup helps in treating Asthma, Stomach infections, and Bites
Ingredients:
- Garlic Cloves
- Water
- Vinegar
- Sugar
Process:
Boil some garlic cloves in hot water until they are soft. Remove the cloves and let them cool. Add an equal amount of vinegar to the leftover garlic stock, boil it for some time, and then add 2 tablespoons of sugar. After the stock turns into a thick mixture, pour it over the boiled garlic cloves. This syrup can be taken on a daily basis to prevent Asthma, stomach infections, and Bites.
Other ways to use for Infections and Bites:
- If you are suffering from an ear infection, take a small garlic clove in a tissue and place it in your ear, and leave it overnight. This will give some relief from pain.
- Take a garlic clove and chew it for about 10-15 minutes if you have a scratchy throat.
- Using garlic juice mixed with salt can cure insect bites.
- It also helps in curing toothaches. Take a clove of garlic and rub it on the tooth; this will reduce the pain.
- Take fresh garlic cloves, crush them, and apply them to warts for a speedy recovery from wart infections.
Health Tip:
Eating a clove of garlic empty stomach every day will help in improving our immune system, working as an antibiotic, which eventually leads to a healthy life.