Advantages and disadvantages of garlic

1, garlic is a natural broad-spectrum antibacterial agent, cholesterol buster, guardian of liver and tumor inhibition;

2. Garlic promotes the secretion of digestive juice, enhances appetite and removes fishy smell.

3. Garlic can prevent colds, bacillary dysentery, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, enhance memory, prolong life, and has a certain effect on enhancing the strength of the corpus cavernosum;

4. Garlic has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic, stomach invigorating, diuretic, expectorant and antitussive effects;

5, garlic contains selenium, which can inhibit the spread of cancer cells and prevent benign tumors from becoming cancerous.

Second, the shortcomings of garlic

1, allicin can stimulate the stomach to some extent. Eating too much garlic raw can easily cause acute gastritis, and eating too much garlic for a long time can easily cause eye discomfort. For people with poor gastrointestinal function, it is best not to exceed 1 valve every day; People with a good stomach, it is best to have 2-3 valves a day. Patients with liver disease, non-bacterial diarrhea, eye disease, stomach disease, duodenum and cerebral hemorrhage had better not eat garlic.

2. Some people eat too much garlic for a long time. By the age of 50 or 60, they will gradually feel blurred vision, decreased vision, tinnitus, dry mouth, top-heavy, and decreased memory. This is the result of a long-term addiction to garlic, so there is a folk saying that "garlic is good for everyone and harmful to the eyes alone", so patients with eye diseases should eat as little garlic as possible.

Extended data:

Garlic, also known as garlic, garlic, Hu garlic, Hu, Du garlic and Du garlic, is the general name of garlic plants. Semi-annual herb, Allium in Liliaceae, whose bulbs are used as medicine. Harvest in spring and summer, tie it, hang it in a ventilated place, and dry it in the shade for later use. As the agricultural proverb says, "If you plant garlic for nine months, you will grow nine heads." In June, when the leaves are dry, remove the sediment, ventilate to dry or bake until the epidermis is dry.

Garlic is oblate or short cone-shaped, with off-white or light brown membranous scales outside. After peeling off the scales, there are 6 ~ 10 garlic cloves, which are whorled around the flower stem. The stem base is discoid and has many fibrous roots. Every garlic clove is wrapped in a film. When the film is peeled off, white, thick and juicy scales are seen.

Garlic has a strong pungent smell and spicy taste. It has a pungent smell and can be eaten or used for seasoning, and can also be used as medicine. Underground bulbs are divided into purple species and white species according to different skin colors. Garlic was introduced into China from the Western Regions in Qin and Han Dynasties. It is artificially bred and propagated, which has anti-cancer effect and is very popular with the public.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Garlic