How does garlic affect pressure?

Constant drops in blood pressure is the most common complaint of older people.Unfortunately, it can be very difficult to cope with this problem with some medications, and proper nutrition is also required. That is why very often resort to such "popular" methods as the treatment of pressure with garlic.

Garlic is widely distributed throughout the world, because it has a rather unusual taste. Most of all, he became known as one of the most common additives to spice mixtures. However, this vegetable, popularly known as the “stone onion”, is also very useful for our body.

Among the popular recipes, garlic and its components are a fairly frequent ingredient. Apply all sorts of tincture of garlic or with the addition of its juice, decoctions, pomace, mixture. Usually we are faced with similar recipes and advice when it comes to treating a cold or the need to strengthen the immune system. However, garlic has much greater healing properties due to its composition.

A clove of fresh garlic contains a huge amount of vitamin complexes. The most significant of these are the B, C, and PP vitamins, the so-called Riboxin, necessary for improving the metabolic processes, which practically guarantees the normal functioning of most of our body's systems.

In addition to vitamins, a valuable vegetable also nourishes the body with microelements, most of which are indispensable. Among them, special attention should be paid to potassium, zinc, iron and magnesium. Potassium, for example, is actively used by the heart muscle, so products such as garlic provide stimulation of its work and help prevent most heart and vascular diseases. Iron in high concentrations is required by the body in case of anemia and general exhaustion, so almost any recipe using this vegetable will be very useful.

Of particular interest is the essential oil of garlic, which is released during the infusion, digestion, squeeze vegetable. The fact is that in combination with many other components, it forms extremely rare and valuable organic compounds that are practically impossible to find in any other food product.

To date, it cannot be argued that all the medicinal properties of garlic have been reliably studied, but many of them are already known.

• Pronounced antibacterial and healing effects. Special organic components of this vegetable in combination with a complex of vitamins create conditions that are unsuitable for pathogenic bacteria, and also activate the processes of growth and regeneration of body tissues.
• Strengthens the immune system, mainly due to the content of pure vitamin C group. The production of immune cells is stimulated, and a natural protective complex is formed on the surface of mucous tissues.
• It also perfectly protects the body from various viral infections. Eating garlic, even as an additive to the main food, has a particularly positive effect on the mucous tissues of the oropharynx, forming an environment unsuitable for the growth and development of viruses.
• Normalizes cholesterol in the blood, also preventing the deposition of plaques on the surface of blood vessels. This helps prevent the development of atherosclerosis, which, in turn, is one of the most effective measures in the fight for normal blood pressure.

• Strengthens the walls of blood vessels, including arteries, improves their tone. This avoids the various complications of hypertension. Also, thanks to this property, garlic improves male potency, helps prevent ischemia, for example, heart attacks and strokes.
• It is proved that the use of garlic is an excellent prevention of the appearance of parasites.Some recipes using this vegetable can also be used to get rid of some worms and as a simple but effective anthelmintic agent.
• Proper use of garlic can help lower blood pressure and prevent the development of hypertensive crisis. With high blood pressure, it significantly reduces the effect of blood flow on the walls of blood vessels, making them more elastic.
• Also known is the benefits of garlic in certain diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. It is authentically known that this vegetable is able to stimulate well the motility of internal organs.

But the main feature of garlic is how it affects the blood pressure in the arteries and veins. The fact is that this vegetable is not directly related to this indicator of the body, but has only a protective effect on the walls of blood vessels and partly the muscles of the heart, when necessary. That is, under normal pressure, it does not raise and does not reduce the volume of circulating blood, but only increases the elasticity of the vessels, strengthens their walls and stimulates the heart muscle.

Thus, garlic acts on the heart and vascular system as a preventive and therapeutic agent, however, it does not affect the blood supply to the internal organs, which makes it safer and more effective than many medical preparations.

Garlic is considered safe enough for hypertensive patients, because it is not able to increase blood pressure and worsen the patient's condition. However, despite all its benefits, this vegetable can also be harmful to health. Like any drug, it has its own contraindications. It is best to refuse treatment with garlic and recipes with its addition if you have the following pathologies.

• Acute diseases of the digestive system, especially the stomach or small intestine, which are accompanied by an increase in acidity. These include peptic ulcers, acute and erosive gastritis, duodenitis. In this case, garlic can greatly irritate the mucous membranes of internal organs and thereby aggravate the condition.
• Pathology of the kidneys or liverwhich manifest themselves in the excretory capacity of these organs. It is necessary to use with caution any medicines, including natural ones. Before eating garlic, it is best to consult a doctor.
• Hypotension and varicose veins. Garlic and its components make the vessels more elastic, so the abuse of this vegetable can lead to stagnation in the veins and arteries.

Also, do not forget about the possible side effects of garlic and its use with the addition of it. The most common thing that can be observed is a standard food allergy, which is manifested by rashes, tearing, swelling of the nasopharynx. If you have observed a similar reaction, it is best to immediately stop taking garlic. It is recommended to refuse this product to nursing mothers, because the taste of milk may deteriorate and the baby will begin to refuse breastfeeding.

Overeating this vegetable often leads to flatulence, so you should always try to follow the recommended dosage of the agent and the frequency of its intake. Garlic should not be combined with drugs for the treatment of oncology, HIV infection, some medications for hypertension.

The easiest way to reduce blood pressure in hypertension is to use one clove of garlic per day.An adult human body is easily able to assimilate such a number of nutrients that is contained in one slice of this vegetable, and all processed components can easily develop in a day and will not accumulate in the digestive system.

Typically, such therapy should be carried out for at least 2-3 months, after which it is recommended to take a break. Daily use of garlic will help reduce the average blood pressure by 10-20 units. This simple method of using garlic to combat hypertension is increasingly receiving positive reviews, but it should be understood that it is only a supplement to the main therapy.

There are many ways to prepare preparations based on garlic, which help to quickly bring blood pressure in order. Various decoctions and tinctures are especially popular, since they have a milder taste and at the same time retain all the effectiveness of the healing vegetable. For example, garlic is cooked on water, on milk, with honey or lemon.

One of the most famous recipes is garlic milk decoction:

• in a deep pan you need to pour one glass of fresh milk;
• add there 10-15 peeled garlic cloves medium;
• put on the fire, bring to a boil, make the fire weaker and, while stirring, cook for at least 5 minutes;
• remove from heat, cool slightly, then filter the finished broth through cheesecloth, and squeeze the cloves a little.

Take the tool should be 1-2 teaspoons 3 times a day after meals. In case of exacerbation of hypertension, you can take more, but the maximum allowable daily dose should not exceed 200 ml.

You can also prepare a stronger medicine with garlic and water:

• peel 5-6 large cloves of garlic and grate them on a fine grater or pass through a special garlic press;
• mix the resulting mass with water - 200 ml will be enough for 5-6 teeth;
• cover the container and leave for at least 24 hours;
• at the end you need to filter the tincture.

This tool is more concentrated, so its maximum dose - 1 teaspoon 2-3 times a day. If you get a larger amount of medication and over time it will slightly yellow, add 5 mashed peppermint leaves and mix. Drink 10-15 drops of a remedy for acute increase in blood pressure, drinking plenty of water.

You can prepare a softer, but no less useful medicine for the prevention of hypertension with honey and lemon.

• Pour into a container of 200 grams of honey. You should take not thickened and unspent honey.
• Crush with a crush or grater one large head of garlic and add the resulting mass in a container of honey.
• Take two large lemons and squeeze the juice out of them. Pour it over honey and garlic, mix thoroughly.
• Capacity with the medicine should be tightly closed with a lid and insist for at least one week. It is best to keep the tool in the refrigerator.

The mixture can be used for the prevention of high blood pressure. It is recommended to eat 3-4 teaspoons at a time, taking a break of 1-2 minutes before each "portion".

How to use garlic with milk at high pressure, see the following video.