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| Aged Garlic Extract, Ail, Ajo, Allii Sativi Bulbus, Allium, Camphor of the Poor, Clove Garlic, Garlic Oil, Da Suan, Lasun, Lasuna, Nectar of the Gods, Poor Man's Treacle, Rason, Rust Treacle, Stinking Rose. |
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Allium sativum.
Family: Alliaceae or Liliaceae. |
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Orally, garlic is used for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, age-related vascular changes and atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, earaches, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and menstrual disorders. Garlic is also used orally for HIV-drug induced lipid disorders, and to treat Helicobacter pylori infection. Garlic is used to prevent colorectal cancer, gastric cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, to treat and prevent prostate cancer, and to treat bladder cancer. Other uses include treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), diabetes, osteoarthritis, allergic rhinitis, traveler's diarrhea, pre-eclampsia, colds, swine flu, and flu. It is also used for immune system stimulation, prevention of tick bites, and prevention and treatment of bacterial and fungal infections. Garlic is also used for diarrhea, amoebic and bacterial dysentery, tuberculosis, bloody urine, diphtheria, whooping cough, scalp ringworm, hypersensitive teeth, and vaginal trichomoniasis. Other uses include treatment of fever, coughs, headache, stomachache, sinus congestion, athlete's foot, gout, rheumatism, hemorrhoids, asthma, bronchitis, shortness of breath, arteriosclerosis, low blood pressure, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, and snakebites. It is also used as a diuretic, stimulant, cathartic, aphrodisiac, for enhancing circulation, fighting stress and fatigue, and maintaining healthy liver function.
Topically, garlic oil is used for tinea pedis, tinea corporis, tinea cruris, onychomycosis, warts, and corns.
Intravaginally, garlic is used alone or in combination with yogurt for vaginitis.
In foods and beverages, fresh garlic, garlic powder, and garlic oil are used as flavor components.
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