HEALTH IS WEALTH
There’s so much more
to garlic than cooking and vampire slaying (have you heard about that?). From treating
cold sores and athlete’s foot to repelling mosquitoes and repairing glass, here
are some clever ways to use garlic effectively and save money.
Health & Beauty
1. Maintain Good
Health. With properties that are thought to help your heart and liver, boost
your metabolism of iron, prevent cancer, and fight against bacteria and
viruses, garlic is a vital component of a healthy diet. Try to eat one or two
cloves every day!
2. Cure a Cold. For
thousands of years, garlic has been known as a treatment for coughs and colds.
And, while the science isn’t all there yet, limited research has suggested that
garlic will help treat these wintertime ailments. Mince a clove of garlic and
steep it in hot water for about 5 minutes. Strain out the garlic and drink. It’s
a natural cough syrup! You can also try to eat 3 raw cloves a day around cold
and flu season to prevent catching a bug.
3. Get Rid of Acne.
Cut a clove of garlic in half and rub it over the affected area. Done
regularly, the antibacterial properties found in garlic cloves will help to
clear up your complexion.
4. Treat Cold Sores.
Like in treating acne, cut a clove of garlic in half and apply it directly to
the sore. It might sting a little, but it’s been shown to work just as
effectively as commercial treatments for getting rid of those unsightly sores.
5. Treat Athlete’s
Foot. If there’s anything garlic doesn’t like, it’s fungus, so treating your
athlete’s foot with the stuff works wonders! Crush a couple of cloves and toss
them in a foot bath filled with warm water. Soak for about half an hour.
Pest Control
6. Use as a Pesticide
in your Garden. Skip those harmful commercial pesticides and use a natural, DIY
(Do It Yourself) method with garlic instead!
To make Garlic spray; blend 100 grams of grated and crushed garlic cloves, 0.5 litres of water and 10 grams of soap (Use potash based soft soap that is used for washing dishes and not the modern washing powders that contain caustic soda which will harm plants). Mix well. Strain the mixture through a fine cloth. Dilute the solution in 5 litres of water.
To make Garlic spray; blend 100 grams of grated and crushed garlic cloves, 0.5 litres of water and 10 grams of soap (Use potash based soft soap that is used for washing dishes and not the modern washing powders that contain caustic soda which will harm plants). Mix well. Strain the mixture through a fine cloth. Dilute the solution in 5 litres of water.
How to use: Mix the solution well
before applying to the affected plants. Use as a spray or sprinkle using twigs
or grass tied together to form a whisk. For best effect, use the mixture
immediately.
Garlic is effective against a wide range of diseases and insects at different stages in their life cycle (egg, larvae, adult). This includes ants, aphids, army worms, caterpillars, Colorado beetle, diamondback moth, pulse beetle, whitefly, wireworm, false codling moth, imported cabbage worm, khapra beetle, mice, mites, moles, Mexican bean beetle, peach borers and termites as well as fungi and bacteria.
Garlic is effective against a wide range of diseases and insects at different stages in their life cycle (egg, larvae, adult). This includes ants, aphids, army worms, caterpillars, Colorado beetle, diamondback moth, pulse beetle, whitefly, wireworm, false codling moth, imported cabbage worm, khapra beetle, mice, mites, moles, Mexican bean beetle, peach borers and termites as well as fungi and bacteria.
