Composition
Garlic extract 200 mg
Auxiliary components
Garlic is a valuable plant used for food, and is a perfect example of the fact that a plant can be both a source of food and medicine. Its healing properties were even described by Dioscorides in the 1st century AD.
The main advantage of garlic is that, thanks to a large amount of essential oils, it has powerful antibacterial properties.
Garlic has long been used for the prevention of gastrointestinal diseases, hypertension, atherosclerosis, flu, atony of the stomach and intestines, dyspepsia, flatulence, suppression of the processes of putrefaction and fermentation in the intestine and bronchopulmonary diseases.
Effect of active ingredients
The bulb and leaves contain glycoside alliin, carbohydrates, phytosterols, essential and fatty oils, inulin, vitamins B, C, D, PP, organic acids, minerals: selenium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, copper, iron, manganese and zinc, as well as cobalt, chromium, molybdenum, bromine and lithium.
Garlic is one of the most popular remedies for preventing colds. It stimulates the human immune system and increases the formation of antibodies and phagocytosis. Garlic phytoncides enhance the inhibitory effect on pathogenic bacteria.
Glycoside allicin - a special substance of garlic, the source of its peculiar smell. Due to alliin and allicin - volatile fractions of garlic - this plant has the strongest antimicrobial, antifungal and anthelmintic properties. The above glycosides inhibit various types of microbes, bacteria, lower fungi and parasites, prevent fermentation processes and putrefaction in the intestines, without damaging the body's natural flora, and improve the formation of bile. Able to inhibit the reproduction of Helicobacter pylori, so garlic is used for ulcers of the stomach and duodenum. It is also useful for colitis, gastritis, helminthic invasion, intestinal atony.
Garlic normalizes the level of cholesterol in the blood, lowering it by 9%, and increasing the amount of high-density lipoproteins. It prevents platelets from sticking together, regulates vascular tone and lowers blood pressure. It is an excellent remedy for the prevention of atherosclerosis, hypertension and angina pectoris.
Garlic also protects the body against free radicals. It contains enough selenium, which, binding free radicals, reduces cell oxidation, regulates the permeability of cell membranes, neutralizes the toxic effects of radionuclides and heavy metals; therefore it is recommended for people who work with ionizing radiation or live in ecologically unfavorable areas.
Garlic extract helps:
strengthen immunity;
reduce the risk of catching a cold;
normalize the cholesterol level;
reduce discomfort in the gastrointestinal tract;
antioxidant protection of the body;
has an anthelmintic effect.