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What does the boiled water of garlic do?

1

Treat cough

Garlic enters the lung, stomach and spleen meridians and is suitable for cough and other diseases. So boiling water with garlic is its most remarkable effect. Cough and phlegm caused by cold, asthma, tracheitis, tuberculosis, etc. can be obviously relieved after taking boiled water with garlic.

2

dispel cold

Garlic is pungent, mild and irritating, which can make people sweat. People who have a cold can take boiled garlic water to dispel the cold and relieve pharyngitis and cough discomfort caused by cold and cold. If they have a bad cold, they can add ginger and brown sugar to the water where garlic is cooked, which can accelerate sweating and help dispel the cold.

three

Treat tinea pedis

Boiled garlic can not only be taken, but also be used externally. Garlic can be directly applied to beriberi after being cooked, which can effectively prevent fungal infection and treat beriberi. Of course, garlic powder can also be directly added into foot soaking water to soak feet, or mashed garlic can be put into a jar filled with olive oil to make garlic oil, and the garlic oil can be smeared on beriberi, which is more effective.

four

Disinfection and pest control

Garlic is boiled in water and sprayed into the surrounding air in a spray bottle, which also has a good bactericidal and insect-proof effect, because the smell of garlic is disliked by mosquitoes, which can effectively drive away mosquitoes, and the antibacterial properties of garlic can also be sterilized and swallowed. Can spraying garlic water around your body kill external bacterial invaders? But because allicin is easy to be destroyed by heating, it is better to use fresh garlic.