Studio : Mountain Rose Herbs

Publisher : Mountain Rose Herbs

Binding : Health and Beauty

Product Description
One of the single most popular herbal medicines and seasonings of all times, garlic with its intense odor, has a strong reputation that precedes it. It has been used literally all over the world to flavor foods, to ward off evil spirits, as offerings to ancient deities, and for its medicinal bounty. Garlic is commonly used to help maintain healthy cholesterol levels. Garlic helps maintain healthy cholesterol levels.* Packaging and Shipping 1 oz., 2 oz., and 4 oz. extracts come in amber glass bottles with a dropper. 8 oz. and 16 oz. sizes come in amber glass with a plastic screw cap and do not include a dropper. These sizes are produced to order. Please allow an additional three days for processing. Herbal Actions Diuretic, diaphoretic, carminative, hypotensive, hypocholesterolemic 1 Constituents The bulbs contain 65% water, 28% carbohydrates, 2.3% organosulfur compounds, 2% protein (mainly alliinase), 1.2% free amino acids (mainly arginine), 1.5% fiber, 0.15% lipids, and a minute amount of phytic acid (0.08%), saponins (0.07%), and b-sitosterol (0.0015%). Garlic contains about 1% alliin (which converts to one of the more active constituents, allicin, upon disruption of the cells by bruising or crushing the bulb). 2 Scientific Research The German Commission E approved the use of garlic to support balanced cholesterol levels and to support a healthy vascular system. 2', " Several studies on garlic date back into the 50's and even before." Precautions Specific: Consult a qualified healthcare practitioner if using in higher doses used for therapeutic purposes and taking any medications. Garlic may cause gastrointestinal disturbance in sensitive individuals or in persons with acute or chronic stomach inflammation.
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