User Reviews for garlic

I took an antibiotic for enlarged prostrate for over a month. Symptoms improved, but not eliminated. After finishing the Rx, symptoms began to increase. I started using 4000mg of garlic with a B complex vitamin (B3 has been discovered to improve the effectiveness of antibiotics). This helped me maintain minimal symptoms for several months. I stopped taking garlic and symptoms increased. I just restarted taking garlic 2 days ago and symptoms are much improved. It doesn't appear to be a cure, but definitely has been useful to manage symptoms. Product is spring valley brand garlic get tabs from Walmart vitamin isleRead More Read Less

What most need to understand is that insulin obviously plays a huge role in diabetes (hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia). My insulin, for some reason is unstable. I was having "insulin shock" and it was getting pretty bad. Originally, I went out and got some garlic to regulate my circulation and trying to ward off colds. It didn't take long that I discovered that I was waking up without any insulin disturbances. I'm not a rocket scientist, but garlic did something to restore my insulin balance. Can't knock it. I also am finding that it is helping me to breathe easier (as I have asthma also). Coincidence? Don't think so. Just my 2 cents. I take the garlic food, not the pill supplements. Maybe the ingredient allicin in the garlic helps this? I was informed by a pharmacist that unscented garlic is not as effective, so that is what brought me directly to the food aisle instead. Glad I did.Read More Read Less

What most need to understand is that insulin obviously plays a huge role in diabetes (hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia). My insulin, for some reason is unstable. I was having "insulin shock" and it was getting pretty bad. Originally, I went out and got some garlic to regulate my circulation and trying to ward off colds. It didn't take long that I discovered that I was waking up without any insulin disturbances. I'm not a rocket scientist, but garlic did something to restore my insulin balance. Can't knock it. I also am finding that it is helping me to breathe easier (as I have asthma also). Coincidence? Don't think so. Just my 2 cents. I take the garlic food, not the pill supplements. Maybe the ingredient allicin in the garlic helps this? I was informed by a pharmacist that unscented garlic is not as effective, so that is what brought me directly to the food aisle instead. Glad I did.Read More Read Less

Have high blood pressure for over ten years, taking normal acceptable prescriptions for blood pressure. Started taking garlic twice a day, 2,000 mg per pill for a total of 4,000 mg per day. I have seen a 7 and 10 percent drop in blood pressure, at the age of sixty-five and having a history of high blood pressure. I am very pleased, the cost of garlic is very affordable. Make sure you get a good quality manufacturer and a quantity of pills for a few dollars. God Bless.

I wish I had never taken raw garlic. I only ate raw garlic on one single occasion, but regret ever taking it. I took it because I had had a tiny bit of diarrhoea the week before and then I thought I was constipated, and read online that raw garlic is good for digestion. I cut up a clove of garlic into tiny pieces and ate them with buttered toast. I experienced severe burning in my throat and stomach, and had bad diarrhoea for a couple of days. My digestive system felt really burned and irritated for several days. This was almost 2 months ago and ever since my digestive system has been a bit messed up. I've started getting heartburn attacks and constant acid reflux (constant feeling of needing to burp, acid coming up my throat when I do burp, feeling of lump in my throat). I can't say for sure if it was the raw garlic, but it really did not suit my digestive system. My digestive system may have been a bit off anyway and the raw garlic acted as a catalyst in making it worse. But I found a research article online that showed ingestion of raw garlic causes stomach ulcers in dogs 100% of the time! And in humans there have been cases of it causing stomach ulcers and bleeding. I would never have taken the raw garlic if I knew it could do that. I wish I'd read some proper warnings before consuming the garlic rather than all this stuff saying it could only do good. I'm just hoping my digestive system goes back to normal soon...Read More Read Less

I have been taking Garlic raw for 15 years and in all that time. I have never had a cold flue, been sick it is fantastic

I have started using raw garlic clove since last five months as a friend suggested me that I can try this as his father who was a chronic patient of hypertension but now after using this garlic has ultimately resulted in controlling his blood pressure and now he regularly uses this and he is no more on the BP pills.But it is also advised to those who want to use this therapy that the BP patient should not discontinue the medicine when he starts taking raw garlic,also he/she should regularly monitor their BP. Ons he/she sees the gradual improvement may discontinue or reduce the dose. In my case after a continuos use of the garlic eating two times a day my BP problem has gradually been improved/controlled and today I have almost freed myself from the medicine. Read More Read Less

Liptons Chicken noodle soup with lots of garlic has been working for me for years. I got tired of taking the kids to the doctors for meds then I rub them down with walkins med oiment and that work for me

In 2011, 3 yrs ago, my horse tested positive for a sarcoid (cancer) on her front leg. After applying Kyolic liquid garlic, from the health food store, just mornings for several months, the sarcoid is completely gone. I am now trying it on my horse's hoofs for a type of fungus. Also it cured my grandson's warts in 2-3 wks.

I have suffered from sinus and respitory infections for years. Eating 7 to 11 kernels of garlic gets rid of chills and symtoms. Best to eat it raw. Also good for reducing sinus inflammation is to eat All Day Energy Greens every day. Key to not getting sinus infections is to reduce sinus inflammation. Inflamed sinus will become infected and cause you hell. No more antibiotics for me. They don't work anyway. You can also use On A Day 1000 mgs) aged Garlic Pills by Kyolic. You need about 10 a day instead of the raw garlic. Raw is the best but does smell. Ed M. Read More Read Less

I use garlic for a broad range of infections from teeth to upper respiratory. I find that it works extremely well, better than most antibiotics actually. I'm disappointed that the Trophic Garlic isn't on the market anymore because I found it to be superior to others and the least expensive.

I used to get small warts on my fingers alot as a teenager.So my mom would cut a piece of raw garlic from a garlic clove and put it on a bandaid for me to sleep with it each night on the wart.After 3-4 days the wart was gone with changing the bandaid and piece of garlic .It burned a little but after the 1st few hours it stops.garlic smell is pretty loud so definitely wash hands in mornings.you can visually see it go away day by day.if too sore give break and restart

I've been taking Grlic for the pas 6 months, and I've noticed significat reduction in my overall blood gloucose. I don't feel like my blood is as high as it would be before I started taking the garlic. I've gone off some of the Metformin medication that I've been taking to regulate my blood gloucouse sugars. I can eat more things that I couldn't eat before.

Liquid Kyolic garlic from health food store worked on my grandson's warts in 1 wk., also removed warts from my horse in 2 wks, and completely cured my horse's sarcoid cancer from her leg just by applying a little each morning - started working in 2 wks, completely gone in 6-8 mos.

It's nature's antibiotic!

No conventional medication improved my severe post nasal drip and chronic cough. When a flu hit me on top of that, I started taking crushed garlic in lemon juice 5ml twice daily.Flu symptoms stopped immediately,nasal drip after week,cronic cough gone after 2 months. Much better than any conventional treatment! I keep taking this in smaller dose daily now.

I contracted MRSA after being bit by fleas from the neighbors pets. I went to the doctor they prescribed antibiotics, my foot went numb and turned purple, so I went to the emergency room 2 days later. They gave me more antibiotic, it wasn't getting worse but it wasn't getting better. I went to the hospital again the doctors were concerned and I was supposed to go back in a few days if there wasn't improvement. I got home and read a London(England) medical journal regarding the effectiveness of garlic against MRSA. I was so tired of the MRSA wounds I was willing to try anything. I started eating 1-2 cloves of raw garlic per day (plus my antibiotics) within 3 days the MRSA infection appeared to be healing! Thank god for garlic! On a side note I also suffer from recurring UTI's. I have not had one since I have started eating the garlic.Read More Read Less