Introduction: When it comes to garlic, people's attitudes are often at two extremes: some are extremely fond of it and eat a lot every day, while others try to stay as far away from it as possible and can't even stand the smell. In recent years, more and more people have come to know that garlic is a very healthy food, but do you really know how to eat it properly?
The Benefits of Garlic:
Garlic, also known as Hu, is the rhizome of a plant in the lily family. It is warm in nature and spicy in taste. The allicin it contains has a strong bactericidal effect and significant therapeutic and preventive value for bacterial, fungal, and protozoan infections. Li Shizhen of the Ming Dynasty, in his "Compendium of Materia Medica," described garlic as follows: "Its fragrance is pungent and strong, it can penetrate the five organs, open all the orifices, expel cold and dampness, ward off evil, reduce swelling and pain, and resolve stagnation and meat accumulation—these are its functions." Ancient Greek athletes used garlic as a health food, and ancient Romans used it to treat colds, asthma, measles, and convulsions with excellent results. In the 5th century, Indians discovered that eating garlic could enhance intelligence and produce a loud voice. Traditional Chinese Medicine