Garlic is often used as a spice in cuisine. However, many people do not like garlic because of the unpleasant smell. Apparently, garlic has many health benefits especially for cancer cure.
About Garlic
Garlic is an herb plant belonging to the genus Allium. This plant is widely grown in the fields in the mountainous area that gets enough sunlight. The stem is green pseudo-stem.
Humans have been known garlic since about 4000 years ago. In fact, the ancient Egyptian pyramid builders ate garlic to increase stamina and prevent disease.
While the Greeks and Romans used garlic to treat leprosy and asthma, as well as dispel the scorpion.
The content of Garlic
Garlic contains more than 100 types of natural chemicals that can cure various diseases. It also contains vitamins A, B, C, calcium, potassium, iron, antioxidants, carotenoids, selenium, and various other active ingredients.
Allicin in garlic can prevent the accumulation of platelets in the arterial wall that usually cause blockage and eventually lead to stroke or heart attack. In addition, the Allicin can lower blood pressure by 30 points.
Ajoene substance contained in garlic is a compound that is anti-cholesterol and help prevent blood clots.
Garlic contains high antioxidant that can be used as an anti-bacterial, anti fungal, anti virus, prevent colds, anti-thrombotic, and also prevent cancer.
Garlic for Cancer
Many studies have shown that the organic ingredients in garlic is very effective in preventing the development of cancer cells. According to the study of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2006 found that eating lots of garlic can lower the risk of ovarian cancer, colon cancer, and various other types of cancer.
Various other studies report that garlic can prevent and treat cancer, especially those caused by hazardous chemicals, such as prostate cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, breast cancer, liver, skin cancer, and lung cancer.
Even in a U.S. study showed that eating garlic regularly can reduce your risk of cancer in old age as much as 50 percent.
Allyl sulfur components such as diallyl sulfide, diallyl disulfide, diallyl trisulfide, S-allyl cysteine , S-allylmercaptocysteine, allicin, and ajoene are very dominant in the fight against cancer.
These substances prevent the formation and activation of nitrosamines in the body, also blocked aflatoxin, azoxymethane, benzo (a) pyrene, etc., all of which are carcinogenic substances which cause cancer.
In the next phase of these components may prevent mutation of the gene, inhibits proliferation (growth / division) of cancer cells, repair the damaged DNA structure, and even stimulate the cancer cells to commit suicide (apoptosis).
Garlic also acts as an antioxidant, removing toxins from the body, and kills Helicobacter pylori which can trigger a variety of stomach cancer.
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