Garlic, both edible and medicinal, has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects, can protect the liver, regulate blood sugar, protect the cardiovascular system, resist hyperlipidemia and arteriosclerosis, and resist platelet aggregation.

1, sterilized garlic contains allicin, which has obvious inhibition and killing effects on many pathogenic bacteria. It can also kill more kinds of pathogenic fungi. Garlic can be eaten raw and put in vegetables as seasoning. Note that allicin is easily destroyed at high temperature and loses its bactericidal effect.

2, clean the intestines, detoxification, normal people have normal beneficial flora in the intestines, and there are also bacteria and viruses that can cause stomach and intestinal diseases. Garlic can effectively inhibit and kill these bacteria and viruses, especially Helicobacter pylori, and remove toxic substances in the stomach and intestines. Garlic has a spicy taste, which can stimulate taste buds, promote digestion, increase appetite and remove fishy smell.

3. Regulating blood sugar Garlic can promote the secretion of insulin and increase the absorption and utilization of glucose, thus effectively preventing and treating diabetes.

4, prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases Garlic can promote vasodilation, clear free radicals, have the effect of lowering blood pressure, can also prevent lipid precipitation in the cardiovascular system, strengthen cardiovascular permeability, have the function of preventing thrombosis and arteriosclerosis, prolong life and enhance memory. .

5, anti-cancer, garlic contains trace elements such as selenium and zinc, which can kill cancer cells and reduce the incidence of cancer.

Let's talk about the disadvantages of eating garlic:

1, allicin can stimulate the stomach, so people with poor spleen and stomach function may have abdominal pain, diarrhea and other symptoms. 2. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, garlic is mild and pungent, so people with Yang-Sheng syndrome should not eat it. So as not to aggravate the exuberance of pathogenic heat in the body, loss of vaginal fluid and discomfort. 3, generally have eye diseases, such as dry eye, glaucoma, conjunctivitis, will aggravate the condition. There is a folk saying that "garlic has a hundred benefits but only harms the eyes".