Chinese medicine believes that garlic is warm, and proper consumption of garlic soaked in water has the effect of dispelling cold. Soaking in water with garlic is usually boiled. When the weather is cold, drinking a cup of garlic water properly will warm the body at once, and the effect of dispelling cold is better, just like drinking ginger soup. In addition, garlic soaked in water has the effect of warming the body, and cold constitution can also be properly drunk in daily life to maintain constitution.
3 Cough-relieving and Phlegm-resolving Winter is the season of frequent colds. Chinese medicine believes that wind-cold colds are caused by patients suffering from wind-cold. After accumulating to a certain amount, the cold in patients' bodies will increase, and symptoms of chills, low fever and runny nose will appear. In Chinese medicine, garlic tastes pungent and hot, and garlic has the functions of dispelling cold, dispelling wind-cold and sterilizing. Therefore, soaking garlic in water can treat wind-cold colds and coughs. At the same time, garlic enters the lung meridian, and contains pectin and other ingredients. Eating garlic can moisturize the lungs, remove lung discomfort, and have the effect of resolving phlegm.
4 Hypotensive garlic is a common condiment. Chinese medicine believes that garlic is warm, pungent and delicious. Propylene sulfide contained in garlic has certain irritation. After eating garlic, it can relax blood vessels, promote blood circulation and increase the dilation of arterioles. Therefore, drinking garlic water has a certain antihypertensive effect.
Tips Soaking garlic in water to lower blood pressure is one of the dietotherapy methods, which can only play a daily auxiliary role. If blood pressure fluctuates greatly, it is recommended to seek medical advice in time.