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Uses:
• Raw garlic is more beneficial than cooked in reducing blood lipid
and glucose levels and could potentially play an important role in
preventing atherosclerosis.
• Aqueous extract of raw garlic taken in small amounts has an effect
in lowering cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
• Cardiotonic.
• Powerful antibacterial and antiviral.
• Antioxidant due to glutathione content.
• Prevention of certain cancers (stomach and colon cancer).
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