What are the benefits and harms of eating garlic

Garlic is called differently in different parts of my country, but it is a condiment that people love and eat often. It has a very unique garlic aroma. Although the breath problem after eating garlic is very troublesome, this does not hinder people's love for garlic. In addition to being eaten as a condiment, more people choose to eat it directly, especially northerners who cannot do without garlic when eating steamed buns and dumplings. So, what are the effects and harms of eating garlic?

Garlic is also called garlic, garlic head, Hu garlic, gourd, single garlic, and single-headed garlic. It is a general term for garlic plants. Each garlic clove is covered with a thin film. When the film is peeled off, white, thick and juicy scales can be seen. It has a pungent smell and can be eaten or used for seasoning, or as medicine. Garlic is divided into purple-skinned and white-skinned varieties according to the color of the skin. Garlic was introduced to China from the Western Regions during the Qin and Han Dynasties. After artificial cultivation and breeding, it has anti-cancer effects and is deeply loved by the public. Many people look down on garlic, but quite a few people love it! Garlic has many good functions, such as preventing cancer, preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, etc. Of course, it also has many bad effects. Now, let me analyze garlic for you!

Garlic is a natural broad-spectrum antibiotic, a cholesterol killer, a liver protector, and a tumor suppressor. Garlic promotes the secretion of digestive juices, enhances appetite, and removes fishy smells. It can also prevent colds, bacterial dysentery, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, enhance memory, prolong life, and has a certain effect on enhancing the strength of the penis cavernous body. It has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic, stomachic, diuretic, expectorant and cough-relieving functions. Garlic contains selenium, which can inhibit the spread of cancer cells and prevent benign tumors from becoming cancerous.

Garlic can prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, prevent cancer, inhibit the growth of cancer cells, and even directly kill cancer cells! Of course, garlic is also known as the "stomach cleaner"!

Not only that, garlic can also enhance immunity, improve the phagocytic ability of macrophages, and enhance one's own immune system! Of course, garlic also promotes hair growth! Putting garlic paste on your hair can also improve hair growth and eliminate dandruff!

In addition, garlic also has anti-aging effects. Garlic contains high protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, which can prevent blood vessel aging, immune decline, etc. Of course, not only that, garlic can also improve brain health: the ingredients in garlic combine with vitamin B1 in the human body to produce "alliamine", which can provide sufficient energy for brain cells and make thinking agile.

Of course, those who often eat garlic should be careful. There is nothing that has only benefits and no harm. The same goes for garlic. The most obvious harm is the garlic taste! Before going out, remember not to eat too much garlic!

In addition, there is a proverb about garlic: "Garlic has a hundred benefits, but only one harm: it hurts your eyes." If you eat garlic excessively for a long time, especially for patients with eye diseases and people who often suffer from fever, hot flashes, night sweats and other excessive internal heat, garlic has many benefits, but it has only one disadvantage. If you have such eye diseases, please try to eat less garlic!

Allicin has a certain stimulating effect on the stomach and intestines. Eating too much raw garlic can easily cause acute gastritis. Long-term excessive consumption can also easily cause eye discomfort. For people with poor gastrointestinal function, it is best not to eat more than 1 clove a day; for people with good gastrointestinal function, it is best to eat 2-3 cloves a day. Patients with liver disease, non-bacterial diarrhea, eye disease, stomach disease, duodenum, and cerebral hemorrhage should not eat garlic.

Some people who eat excessive amounts of garlic for a long time will gradually feel blurred vision, a significantly decreased vision, tinnitus, dry mouth, heavy head and light feet, and a significantly decreased memory when they reach their fifties or sixties. This is the consequence of long-term consumption of garlic, so there is a saying among the people that "garlic has many benefits but harms the eyes."