With its high antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties, garlic has many amazing health benefits. Since ancient times, garlic has been used as an antibiotic to treat a number of diseases such as colds and flu and to prevent bacteria from entering the body. This is a spice widely used in meals of Vietnamese families. But few people know the use of garlic to treat cough is also very effective.
1. Great uses of garlic
Garlic is a spice that is used every day in family meals and has many great health benefits. Garlic has antiseptic, bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects. Garlic contains vitamins A, B, C, D, PP and other minerals such as manganese, magnesium, selenium, potassium, calcium, iron… which are very beneficial to the body. Garlic is used to lower blood pressure, lower blood cholesterol, and help prevent cardiovascular problems. Garlic is also good for digestion and helps prevent cancer effectively.
Garlic is good for health and is one of the effective cough treatments (Internet photo)
A lesser-known use of garlic is to treat common coughs and sore throats. Allincin is the most important ingredient that determines the cough effect of garlic. Due to this substance as a natural antibiotic, extremely effective antibacterial to help fight pathogenic bacteria.
2. How to treat cough with garlic is effective but few people know it
How to treat cough and sore throat with garlic is very simple. Just chewing a few cloves of raw garlic daily in your mouth and slowly swallowing will relieve this cough and sore throat.
If you can’t eat raw garlic, you can crush a few cloves of garlic and mix it with 2 teaspoons of honey and then steam it. Note that it should not be steamed for too long, the garlic will be overcooked. Eating twice a day will help reduce sore throat swelling.
How to treat cough with garlic is effective but few people know it (Internet photo)
The unpleasant raw garlic taste can be reduced by combining with milk. The way to treat a cough is to crush a few cloves of garlic into a cup of hot milk and drink it gradually. Not only will it relieve your cough, this drink will also help clear your peritoneum.
How to use roasted garlic to treat cough. By using a garlic clove, we bake it thoroughly and crush it. Then mix with warm water for people with cough to drink. Apply once a day regularly until the cough is completely gone.
Another way to treat cough is to use 3-4 cloves of garlic, peeled and smashed. Then put in a cup and pour about 100 ml of boiling water to soak overnight. The next day, take it 3 times a day after meals. If it is difficult to drink, you can add a little sugar. This method can be applied to both adults and children with cough
