Garlic, a complex botanical, contains over 200 medicinally and nutritionally active compounds.2

In recent years medical research has awakened to the health benefits of garlic. Rich in sulfur, it contains over 75 distinct sulfur compounds.3 These compounds are some of the most investigated and clinically researched naturally occurring compounds, with well over 1000 studies performed in the past 2 decades alone. 3

The sulfur and other medicinal compounds in garlic act together as health-promoting and healing agents that, in combination, are exceptionally strong.

Oil of Garlic can be used to improve health both internally and externally, effectively supporting the cardiovascular, immune, and respiratory systems. This wide spectrum of actions enables garlic to be both a healer and preventative for a multitude of health conditions affecting vital body systems.

While commonly used for flavouring, garlic is an exceedingly powerful anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, liver supporting, anticancer, and blood sugar balancer. It is also antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral, helping to combat infections without creating drug resistant bacteria.

Over 2000 years ago Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, listed garlic as an important treatment.4 Modern science has confirmed that garlic is much more than that. It is a cornerstone of modern cardiovascular therapy, in addition to it's other medicinal benefits.

Some of garlic's sulfur compounds have a profound impact on the cardiovascular system. They have been found to help the body combat Low-Density Lipoproteins (LDLs), the "bad" cholesterol, which can damage the arteries and the heart itself. Garlic is such a potent antioxidant that it helps stop LDL from becoming oxidized and creating the plaque that causes heart disease.4

Garlic not only prevents bad cholesterol, it encourages the formation of HDL, the "good" cholesterol. Too large to stick to artery walls, HDL actually helps flush bad cholesterol from arteries. While flowing through the system it cleans out LDLs already creating plaque on the arteries.4

Garlic acts as a circulatory stimulant and blood thinner. Useful for people who feel they are too week to perform physical activity, garlic enables them to "get the blood pumping" and begin to exercise. 4

Historically, garlic was used to stimulate and balance the immune system, and has been utilized to prevent and treat immune system complaints such as coughs, colds, influenza (flu), catarrh and rhinitis.5 This use was thought to be just folklore, until a study performed in England in 2001 concluded that regular usage of garlic supplements can prevent attack by the common cold virus.5, 6

Garlic supports immunity by increasing the immune system's Natural Killer (NK) T-cell activity, increasing overall immune system performance.8

Clinical trials and laboratory research have indicated that garlic may be useful in the prevention and treatment of cancer. 8

Several different actions of garlic contribute to its anti-cancer classification. Clinical trials have consistently found a positive correlation between garlic consumption and reduced rates of intestinal cancer.14 Preliminary research has shown that subjects who regularly consume garlic have a reduced occurrence of pre-cancerous colorectal polyps.14

Garlic has pronounced activity as an antioxidant. As such, it helps rid the body of free-radicals which contribute to cellular damage, premature aging and cancer.13

Constituents in garlic have been shown to reduce the formation of cancer causing substances called nitrosamines, as well as a reduced incidence and proliferation of cancerous tumors.15,18

It is the combination of garlic's antitumor, antioxidant and chemopreventive properties that make it an ideal addition to both allopathic and natural cancer prevention a well as treatment protocols.

Garlic has been recognized throughout the ages as a potent healer in the realm of bacterial and fungal infections. From early Roman times until the First World War garlic poultices were commonly used to prevent wound infections. When the Russian government ran out of penicillin during World War Two they turned to garlic, giving it the nickname "Russian Penicillin".7 This antibiotic activity of garlic was employed by both Louis Pasteur and Albert Schwitzer in their ground breaking works.8

Modern research has shown garlic to have broad-spectrum antimicrobial and antiviral activity against a wide range of bacteria, viruses, worms and fungi.8, 12 Garlic is so effective it is theorized that garlic may be used to prevent or treat some antibiotic-resistant infections.12

Garlic is shown to be very effective against the difficult to treat Candidiasis (infection by Candida albicans), reportedly even more capable than most antifungal agents for this condition.8 Studies have demonstrated it's effectiveness at treating both internal and topical Candida infections. 8

Garlic's capacity to treat intestinal parasites in both animals and humans has been known since ancient times. It is effective against a variety of organisms including roundworm and hookworm, as well as the eggs of these and other parasites. Extremely versatile, it is effective both on its own and in combination with other natural and pharmaceutical parasite remedies.

Garlic has a profound effect on the liver. Clinical trials have demonstrated its ability to protect the liver from toxic doses of some chemicals. Garlic appears to modulate the levels and actions of the liver's drug metabolizing enzymes, which control how the liver handles these and other toxic substances.19, 20

This liver protective action provides hope that garlic may offer a potentially effective adjunct treatment for some forms of hepatitis and other liver conditions.

Garlic's sulfur compounds play a role in balancing blood sugar in the body. Clinical trials have shown that garlic can help to modestly reduce blood sugar levels and raise insulin levels.14 Clinical evidence suggests that some of garlic's compounds compete with insulin for insulin-inactivating sites in the liver.8

This combined sugar lowering and insulin-increasing action is of particular interest to researchers attempting to treat diabetes and hypoglycemia. Unpredicted changes in blood sugar can have serious health implications for either condition.

Directions: Oil of Garlic drops can be used internally and externally as a versatile healer and nutritional provider. You can even use it in your favorite foods, sauces and soups. Oil of Garlic is ideal for pastas, salad, pizza, bruschetta, and other recipes where it's fragile constituents are not compromised with high cooking heats.