Garlic, one of the world's wonder foods, has been found to have exceptional medicinal benefits, and has been used for centuries by natural healers and herbalists to treat almost anything and everything that ails humans and animals alike. A papyrus from 1500 B.C. found in Egypt listed 22 recipes for garlic's use as a medicinal agent, according to the Candida Diet website. Use garlic to clear out a vaginal yeast infection, known as candida, where other natural treatments may have failed.
Microbial and Fungal Infections
The primary benefit of using garlic as a natural remedy against candida and vaginal yeast infections is its anti-microbial and anti-fungal qualities, according to the Nutrition Reporter website.
Raw Garlic
Eating raw garlic elicits the best results for treating candida infections because its active ingredient, allicin, is absorbed into the bloodstream and distributed throughout the entire body, especially the digestive tract. In doing so, the allicin is able to attack colonies of candida in the bloodstream and directly in the bowel, a primary source of contamination for vaginal candida, according to DiagnoseMe.com. Raw garlic should be crushed and allowed to sit for a few minutes to release the allicin from its cells, according to Candida-Albicans-Cure.com.
Garlic Capsules
All4NaturalHealth.com discusses using garlic in powdered form as a supplement. Not only does it protect against fungal infections like candida, it fights free radicals and works as an antioxidant as well, strengthening the system and supplying continued protection against renewed yeast infections. Additionally, freeze-dried garlic capsules are available in odorless forms, which is of great benefit to those concerned with the strong, lingering body and breath odor resulting from the use of fresh garlic. Candida-Albicans-Cure.com points out that odorless capsules digest in the small bowel, not only preventing odor, but delivering garlic's active ingredient to the source of most candida colonies.
Internal Douching
Using fresh garlic in a decoction or tea made into a douche for internal use allows direct contact with vaginal yeast in the vagina, enabling it to be killed rapidly, according to Jethro Kloss in his book, "Back to Eden." This home remedy is less expensive than pharmaceutical drugs, and has no side effects. Kloss recommends crushing two cloves of raw garlic in a pint of warm, not hot, water, and allowing it to "steep." Use internally in the vagina twice a day until the candida is gone.
References
- "Back to Eden;" Jethro Kloss; 2006
- TheCandidaDiet.com: Garlic
- Candida-Albicans-Cure.com: Garlic
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