Health Benefits of Garlic

What are the health benefits and vitamins in Garlic?

Vitamins in Garlic

→ Garlic is one of the oldest known medicinal plants. It is a species in the onion genus.
→ Garlic has the vital chemical compound allicin, which is a wonderful therapeutic ingredient with many medicinal qualities.
→ Garlic helps fight heart ailments, fight cold, cough, and lowers blood pressure.

→ It controls high cholesterol, fights against thrombosis by reducing platelet aggregation.
→ It helps treat eye infections and swelling, it destroys harmful bacteria present in the intestines.
→ It is used to treat colds and coughs.
→ The asthma attacks may be brought under control by having crushed garlic cloves with malt vinegar as well.
→ People who overindulge in sexual activities should consume garlic in their diet or in supplemental form to protect themselves from nervous fatigue.

Detailed here the vitamin sources of Garlic.

Vitamins	Unit	Value per 100g
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	31.2
Thiamin	mg	0.200
Riboflavin	mg	0.110
Niacin	mg	0.700
Vitamin B-6	mg	1.235
Folate, DFE	µg	3
Vitamin B-12	µg	0.00
Vitamin A, RAE	µg	0
Vitamin A, IU	IU	9
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	0.08
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	µg	0.0
Vitamin D	IU	0
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	µg	1.7

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