Eating raw garlic

[Syzygys]

Beside me, anybody else eats raw garlic? According to other people (aka wife) it can be smelled through the skin later on. Since my smell glands died long time ago, I don't mind/smell it.

Garlic (specially raw) is nature's best deffense against vamp.... er anything!

[S.A.M.]

Ugh, doesn't it burn your mouth?

I use raw garlic for treating ringworm. Sometimes I chop it up with raw ginger for salads.

[Syzygys]

Well, I guess it is an acquired taste, but no, doesn't burn, I like the taste, that's why I eat it. The health benefits are just extra...

http://www.healthcastle.com/garlic-cancer.shtml

[S.A.M.]

Yeah I know the health benefits:

Allicin (thio-2-propene-1-sulfinic acid S-allyl ester) is the main biologically active component of garlic clove extracts. Its biological activity was attributed to either antioxidant activity or thiol disulfide exchange. Antioxidant properties of both allicin and its precursor, alliin (+S-allyl-Image -cysteine sulfoxide), were investigated in the Fenton oxygen-radical generating system [H2O2–Fe(II)]. Using the spin trapping technique and ESR, it was found that both compounds possessed significant antioxidant activity. The reaction between allicin and Image -cysteine was studied by 1H and 13C-NMR, and a S-thiolation product, S-allylmercaptocysteine, was identified. Allicin irreversibly inhibited SH-protease papain, NADP+-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase from Thermoanaerobium brockii (TBAD), and the NAD+-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase from horse liver (HLAD). All the three enzymes could be reactivated with thiol containing compounds. Papain could be reactivated with glutathione, TBAD with dithiothreitol or 2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME) but not by glutathione, while HLAD could be reactivated only with 2-ME. This study demonstrates that in addition to its antioxidant activity, the major biological effect of allicin should be attributed to its rapid reaction with thiol containing proteins.

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects
Volume 1379, Issue 2, 2 February 1998, Pages 233-244

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T1W-3TW9025-9&_user=29441&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000003858&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=29441&md5=cbe5d909b1e494ad09116de5b8f6056e

It also has antibacterial/antimicrobial action

Allicin, one of the active principles of freshly crushed garlic homogenates, has a variety of antimicrobial activities. Allicin in its pure form was found to exhibit i) antibacterial activity against a wide range of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, including multidrug-resistant enterotoxicogenic strains of Escherichia coli; ii) antifungal activity, particularly against Candida albicans; iii) antiparasitic activity, including some major human intestinal protozoan parasites such as Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia; and iv) antiviral activity. The main antimicrobial effect of allicin is due to its chemical reaction with thiol groups of various enzymes, e.g. alcohol dehydrogenase, thioredoxin reductase, and RNA polymerase, which can affect essential metabolism of cysteine proteinase activity involved in the virulence of E. histolytica.
Microbes and Infection
Volume 1, Issue 2, February 1999, Pages 125-129
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[Steve100]

I have eaten it raw in the past.
I've eaten it straight from the ground before.

[S.A.M.]

Have any of you come across the one-clove garlic? In India, people believe [traditionally] that it has more potent health benefits.

[clusteringflux]

I love garlic. It does have more heat when it's fresh.

I used to make a mix of garlic and apple cider vinegar, put it in a spray bottle and give myself a few squirts every day during cold season.

It also worked great to clean and season the Foreman grill.

[spidergoat]

I crush it into V-8 juice with lots of black pepper.

[MacGyver1968]

I've heard it helps lower high blood pressure.

And keeps away Vamp...er never mind.

[shorty_37]

I have never eaten it raw. I have taken capsules before, but I am sure they are nothing compared to the real thing. My dad used to eat it raw and rarely gets sick. He is 83 and still going strong. I have heard it wards off colds and strengthens the immune system. :shrug:

Clustering- it really cleans the Foreman grill huh...I will have to give that a shot.

[John99]

I love raw garlic, its the only way to eat it.

I crush it into V-8 juice with lots of black pepper.

I am sure you know that V8 is loaded with salt.

[spidergoat]

I add salt too.

[John99]

horrible. Tomato juice with black pepper and horseradish for me.

[clusteringflux]

Clustering- it really cleans the Foreman grill huh...I will have to give that a shot.

Well, as noted on this site before the trick to cleaning the foreman is to do while it's still warm.
The vinegar is the cleaning agent while the garlic just an extra bonus. It came about because it took me forever to rinse it when I used dish soap because I couldn't submerse it. Now I skip the soap and use the Gar/Vin spray first, followed by a hot damp cloth.

Some would say it's not killing all the bacteria, but it's never made me sick so screw it. What can live at 200 plus degrees anyway?

[Avatar]

Beside me, anybody else eats raw garlic? According to other people (aka wife) it can be smelled through the skin later on. Since my smell glands died long time ago, I don't mind/smell it.

Garlic (specially raw) is nature's best deffense against vamp.... er anything!

I eat raw garlic. I put it on black bread. It's very healthy and tasty.

[amark317]

Yeah I know the health benefits:



Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects
Volume 1379, Issue 2, 2 February 1998, Pages 233-244

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T1W-3TW9025-9&_user=29441&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000003858&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=29441&md5=cbe5d909b1e494ad09116de5b8f6056e

It also has antibacterial/antimicrobial action


Microbes and Infection
Volume 1, Issue 2, February 1999, Pages 125-129
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VPN-439NFC3-3&_user=29441&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000003858&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=29441&md5=eb3e851b52d5697a4384eced6bda0795

can you really call that raw?

[EmptyForceOfChi]

Ugh, doesn't it burn your mouth?

I use raw garlic for treating ringworm. Sometimes I chop it up with raw ginger for salads.

Don't put ringworm and salad into the same sentence, thats not right.


peace.

[Kadark]

Don't put ringworm and salad into the same sentence, thats not right.


peace.

Read it again: she didn't. ;)

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Raw garlic is nice. The best thing, though, is preparing a refreshing dish of Turkish cacık, loading it with garlic, and hammering down the salt like there's no tomorrow.


Kadark

[zerogravity]

I tried this once for a tooth ache and i couldnt handle it

[John99]

I eat it right from the clove and also onions but the onoins takes time to get used to. My pal eats onions like an apple.

[superstring01]

Ugh, doesn't it burn your mouth?

I guess you could just wash it down quickly with some milk... or something.

I use raw garlic for treating ringworm.

Did it work? When I got my two feline friends, they brought along said skin ailment. We re-gifted it to each other about three times over six months (my one kitty lost a big chunk o'fur around his ears; I hear it's deadly to the critters). I finally broke down and bought some BlueStar, which was spendy, but worth it. I also hear that yeast infection creams (yeah, like "hoo-ha" yeast infections) are also pretty efficacious.

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[shorty_37]

Well, as noted on this site before the trick to cleaning the foreman is to do while it's still warm.
The vinegar is the cleaning agent while the garlic just an extra bonus. It came about because it took me forever to rinse it when I used dish soap because I couldn't submerse it. Now I skip the soap and use the Gar/Vin spray first, followed by a hot damp cloth.

Some would say it's not killing all the bacteria, but it's never made me sick so screw it. What can live at 200 plus degrees anyway?

Yeah I always clean it while it's hot or forget it. I can never get it all off either, but I say the same thing...Nobody has gotten sick in all these yrs so screw it!
Watch now that I said that, the chicken I made tonight on it will make us all violently ill. I am going to give your idea a shot though.

[Asguard]

im lasy so i buy jars of crushed garlic, i tend to go one spoonfull for the spag sauce and one for me:p

[CheskiChips]

Strange that someone mentions that...

I ate a huge bite of garlic the other day, because I usually eat raw onions. My allergies were acting up and I had garlic...the onions was working. But I wanted to kick it up a notch!

Burned pretty bad if you just take a bite, it burned even in the stomach. It kills worms?

[Asguard]

CheskiChips ever tried inhaling eucalyptus oil?

Thats really good for blocked sinuses

[John99]

im lasy so i buy jars of crushed garlic, i tend to go one spoonfull for the spag sauce and one for me:p

It worth it to use fresh garlic. Slice it with a razor blade like they did in Goodfellas.:)

[CheskiChips]

CheskiChips ever tried inhaling eucalyptus oil?

Thats really good for blocked sinuses

I have; but it's harder to come by for a college student with hardly a part time job. Thanks for the tip!

[Asguard]

maybe in the US, but its cheep and easy to get here

[superstring01]

im lasy so i buy jars of crushed garlic, i tend to go one spoonfull for the spag sauce and one for me:p

Me too.

I do buy the fresh stuff for my homemade lasagne, but for every day cooking, I have a ginormous jar of minced garlic (the imported stuff, from Italy, of course). It's very handy.

~String

[Xerxes]

I juice it a few times a week, usually with celery and carrot