Why is garlic so very important in almost 80% of the dishes made
all over the world? It wouldn't have made it to the top spot for no reason. It
has a long history.
Garlic is well know for its antibacterial and antiviralproperties. As the name implies, it fights against bacterial, viral, fungal,
yeast and worm infections. The biggest usage of garlic is in its capability of
preventing food poisoning. But how does it do it? It does the job by killing
deadly bacterias like E-Coli (the one we normally have in our toilet,
toothbresh, etc), enteritidis, salmonella, etc. These bad bacterias are the
main culprits in food poisoning. Another great, practical usage of garlic can
be seen in skin infection treatments. Ringworms are easily treated with a
chemical found exclusively in garlic.
Are you someone that catch cold every now and
then? Do you have running nose every other day? Then Garlic must be your best
friend. Regular intake of garlic in your meals reduces cold, throat infections,
throat irritations, etc. Ask your physician about the power of garlic in curing
Asthma. He/She will give you lecture for hours about. Garlic helps clear the
lungs path magically.
I remember an incident from my childhood. It
was in a small village in Madurai. I was around 10 year old. It was holidays in
grandparents home. We were a group of 8 kids from the street playing under a
mango tree. When one of our friends fell from the tree, he landed on sharp
edged stone. His right legknee was hit and started bleeding heavily. We were
all panicked and didn’t know what to do. We carried him to my home and reported
to my grandma. She saw him bleeding and then gave him first aid. Cleaned the
wound with fresh water and wrapped a white cloth around the wound. She said he would be
alright. One full day went and the next day, the wound was bigger and it looked
like some third party particles went in his wound and that caused the wound to
septic. As we were brought up in cities like chennai, we were used to going to
doctor for everything. As I was expecting my grandma to take him to hospital,
she did something else. Ever so calm, she opened the home made bandage and
cleaned the wound again. She applied a yellow cream all over the wound. Then
left the wound in open. I was wondering what was she doing. After 12 hours, in
the evening, we were in for a surprise. His wound was almost gone. The cut was
closed. The puss around the wound was vanished. And he seemed very much normal.
What was the magic.. it was the turmeric, revealed my granny. Turmeric worked
the magic on his wound. Its antibacterial formula worked tremendously on the
wound and cured it. This is one of the many incidents in my life involving the
super medicine, turmeric.
Why is turmeric closely associated with
religion in Tamilnadu, a southern state in India? Why is it being given a royal
treatment in prayers and festivals? Let us dig into that.
Turmeric has been used traditionally for many
ailments in Tamil nadu. It hasbeen practiced for thousands of years.
Particularly, it is very effective for Liver and stomach ailments. The magic of
turmeric comes from the antimicrobial property it posses. Siddha medicine
hugged turmeric long long ago. If evidences are to be believed, turmeric has
been used in Siddha medical system since 1900 BC. Its antibacterial property is
a life saver in conditions like skin allergy, gastric troubles, aches, owunds,
pains, sprains, etc. Chicken pox, a widely spread disease in south india is
controlled very effectively with the help of turmeric. It is a common practice
in Tamil nadu to use turmeric and neem leaves to combat chicken pox. It is
proven to be very effective and acknowledged by the medical fraternity.
Another wide usage of turmeric is in cooking.
It is a very common sight in South india to see turmeric sitting in the center
of cooking table. One of the notable preparations is turmeric milk. Hot milk
mixed with turmeric and pepper is used to relieve from heavy cough and fever.
Turmeric paste is used in open wounds. cont.....
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