Garlic has a long history as a food and as a medicine. The builders of the Egyptians pyramids were paid in garlic and onions. From Theophratus (ca. 372 B.C.), Virgil (ca. 70 B.C.), Galen, Chaucer, Pliny and Hipprocrates to modern times, Garlic has served as one of nature’s most wonderful herbs. The name Garlic is from Anglo-Saxon origin derived from gar (a spear) and lac (a plant) which refers to the shape of its leaves. It was used during both World Wars by the British government externally for wounds. Garlic is referred to as Russian Penicillin.
Garlic has been known to help tuberculosis, asthma, bronchitis, pulmonary disorders, skin diseases, stomach ulcers, leg ulcers, athletes foot, abscesses, epilepsy, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, contagious diseases, fevers, parasites, worms, yeast infections, nicotine poisoning, colic, wounds, digestive complaints, colds, coughs, tumors, cancer, gram-positive and gram-negative bacterias, and in old times, leprosy.
Allicin is
responsible for the odor of garlic. To get
rid of garlic breath, put a drop of peppermint or spearmint oil on the
tongue, or chew on a clove (that is, the spice clove).
Recipes
Earaches
When I
was
younger, my mother told me that her grandmother was
an herbalist and had recommended putting garlic oil
in the ears for an earache. I always thought this was a little strange
until I tried it! Putting Garlic Oil in my ears overnight, along
with Dr. Christopher’s B &
B Tincture, helped my earaches go away overnight.
Instructions
for Earaches
At night,
use the following instructions even if only one ear
hurts:
Use a
dropper
to put 3-4 drops of Garlic Oil in each ear.
Then use a
dropper to put 3-4 drops of B & B Tincture in
each ear.
Put cotton
in each ear to hold the liquid in.
Rub the
area
behind your ear lobe in a circular motion with the
index finger to help the liquid go deep within the ear. Rubbing
Sen Sei on this area also helps.
Recipe
for
Garlic Oil (if you want to make your own)
Chop
garlic.
Pour olive
oil to 1 inch over garlic.
Let it sit
for three days.
It is now
ready to use, as in the above Procedure for Earaches.
Chopped,
Cut,
or Crushed Garlic destroys the harmful bacteria in
the body, and helps the good bacteria in the body.
The following recipe for a sore throat really works (I’ve used
it). I wasn’t used to spicy hot food (and I’m still not),
and it felt like my mouth was on fire. But
this feeling goes away within a couple of minutes,
and relief follows.
Strep
throat, tonsillitis, sore throat preparation (this
can help strep throat in 24-48 hours).
3-5 cloves
of garlic, crushed
1 Tbsp. Raw
Honey
1/8 to
½
tsp. cayenne pepper
Mix
together,
put 1 tsp. in mouth and let it slowly trickle down
the throat. Don’t drink anything afterwards.
Garlic
activates
the immune system and cleanses the body.
Honey coats
the throat.
Cayenne
Pepper
brings blood into the area to aid in healing.
Plague
Garlic was used in the Four Thieves Vinegar to protect the thieves who robbed the bodies of those who died during the plague of 1772.
I’ve
used
Dr. Christopher’s Anti-Plague formula, which includes
Garlic. A person can tell it includes garlic
when they take their first tablespoonful. It may taste yucky at
first,
but it is helps the flu.
Candida Albicans
Antibiotics
destroy the good intestinal flora, except candida
albicans. With the other good intestinal flora
destroyed, candida albicans multiplies in the intestine,
and will eventually drill holes in the intestine wall. If a
person has taken antibiotics, garlic will help candida albicans
by getting it under control and restoring the other
good intestinal flora. Garlic is a wonderful antibacterial herb
that doesn’t destroy the good intestinal flora.
Four cloves of garlic equal an adult dose of antibiotics. Garlic
doesn’t override the immune system like antibiotics do.
High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol
Garlic
also
loosens cholesterol from the artery walls, helps
to lower high blood pressure, among many other things. Dr.
Christopher’s BPE Formula has Garlic, Cayenne, Ginseng and
Ginger.
It helps lower high blood pressure and reduces cholesterol.
A person’s serum cholesterol will go up at first because a person is
cleansing (cholesterol test is a serum
cholesterol test, i.e., a test of the cholesterol
in the blood). BPE should be used while cleansing with
other herbs.
Warts and Moles
Slice
garlic
and place the cut area over a wart or mole.
Tape it on, and put on a fresh piece after the old
piece has dried out.
Worms
Insert a
clove
of peeled garlic as high as possible in the rectum
before going to bed. It will come out with
the first bowel movement in the morning. This will help rid the
body
of worms.
Growing Garlic in the Garden
Growing garlic in the backyard garden is really easy. Plant some now for a crop next summer!
Garlic can be planted around plants that tend to get aphids (rose bushes, etc.) and the aphids will disappear. Using garlic as a companion plant will help discourage other bugs, too.Sources:
Dr. John R. Christopher, School of Natural Healing
Dr. Edward
E. Shook, Advanced Treatise in Herbology