> Supplement Index >Garlic / Allium sativum > Garlic General Information Garlic Uses & Scientific Evidence For Garlic Dosage Information Garlic Safety & Interaction Information Buy Garlic Supplements and Products - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Garlic General Information Amazingly, the role of Garlic in human history could fill a book. As far back as the first century, Dioscorides wrote of Garlic’s ability to clear the arteries. Garlic poultices were used to prevent wound infections from Roman times through World War I. In World War II this potent herb was called “Russian penicillin”, which they used after running out of antibiotics. After World War II, Sandoz Pharmaceutical company manufactured a Garlic compound for intestinal spasms, and the Van Patten Company produced a compound using Garlic, for lowering blood pressure. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Garlic Uses & Scientific Evidence For The Europeans use this herb as an all-around treatment for preventing atherosclerosis, the cause of heart disease and strokes. Scientific studies found that certain forms of Garlic lowered blood pressure and total cholesterol levels. Early scientific studies propose regular use can help prevent cancer. Garlic is an effective antibiotic when it contacts the tissue directly. Garlic has also been suggested as a treatment for asthma, colds, and diabetes. Garlic suppositories work very well as a remedy for women experiencing yeast infections such as candida. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Garlic Dosage Information Eating two raw Garlic cloves a day are adequate for most purposes, but a standard dosage of Garlic is 900 mg daily of a garlic powder extract standardized to contain 1.3% alliin. When Garlic is crushed or cut, allinase, an enzyme, is brought in contact with alliin, turning it into allicin, which then breaks down into several different compounds. When purchasing Garlic, look for a 4 to 5 mg of “allicin potential” for best results. Garlic suppositories can be used for treating yeast infections. You can make the suppositories using a clove of peeled garlic. Wrap gauze around the Garlic and insert inside the vaginal cavity. Every three to five hours, replace with a fresh suppository, and repeat for three to five days until the infection is gone. Garlic capsules can be used instead of the suppositories to treat yeast infections as well. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - - Garlic Safety & Interaction Information Garlic is on the FDA’s “generally recognized as safe” list. The only common complaint in using this herb is unpleasant breath odor. Taking raw garlic in excessive doses can cause stomach upset, heartburn, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, flatulence, facial flushing, rapid pulse, and insomnia. Topical Garlic can cause skin irritations that can become severe, so caution should be used when applying to skin. Garlic thins the blood so it is suggested you not take it prior to having a surgery, or while going into labor and delivery. It should not be taken with blood thinning drugs such as Coumadin (warfarin), heparin, aspirin, or Trental. Garlic could interact with natural products with blood thinning properties as well, such as Ginkgo and high dose vitamin E. It is presumed to be safe for pregnant women, except before delivery, and safe for nursing mothers. - - - - - - - - - - - - Back to Top - - - - - - - - - - - Buy Garlic Supplements and Product Below