INTERESTING GARLIC FACTS
Chinese Scholars were praising garlic around 3000 B.C.
In ancient Egypt, 15 lbs. of garlic would purchase a healthy slave.
Workers constructing the Great Pyramids of Giza lived mainly on garlic & onions.
There are 300 strains of garlic in the world.
California grows 500 million pounds of garlic on more than 27,000 acres.
In World War I, Garlic was used to control infections in wounds and in 1963 Russia sent out
a call for garlic to help control a raging epidemic of flu.
It is considered good luck to dream of garlic but not to dream of giving it away, which is
symbolic of giving away one's good luck. Telugu proverb says, "Garlic is as good as 10 mothers".
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EATING GARLIC EVERY DAY
KEEPS SICKNESS AT BAY
According to various scientific studies, GARLIC...
Acts as an antiseptic
Fights infection
Contains chemicals that prevent cancer
Thins the blood
Lowers blood pressure
Reduces cholesterol
Controls triglycerides
Stimulates the immune system
Prevents & relieves chronic bronchitis
Acts as a decongestant & expectorant
...And it tastes good, too!
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