Wild garlic, besides boosting immunity and fighting infections, has significant effects on the cardiovascular system. Since 1992, German doctors have discovered that wild garlic extract can prevent strokes and heart attacks.
Benefits of Wild Garlic:
It acts as a natural anticoagulant
It lowers blood pressure
Reduces the risk of blood clots
Helps lower cholesterol
Calms the central nervous system
Aids in combating tumors due to its sulfur content, ajoene, and allicin. These substances act against tumors in the oral cavity, lungs, esophagus, thyroid, bladder, and reproductive system.
Helps eliminate toxins from the body
Reduces painful joints caused by conditions such as arthritis, rheumatism, or gout. Additionally, it improves mobility.
Benefits of Wild Garlic Compresses
Compresses with wild garlic are beneficial not only for joint pain and swelling but also for chest ailments. In this case, the compress is applied to the chest and left to act for 30 minutes. There are no studies confirming this remedy yet. However, garlic has been used for this purpose in Indian medicine for a long time.
Wild garlic contains much stronger active principles than regular garlic.
How to Make a Wild Garlic Compress
Take a handful of wild garlic leaves and wash them.
Chop them finely, then mash them with a pestle in a mortar. If you don’t have such a utensil at home, chop the wild garlic as finely as possible until it becomes a paste. You can also use a blender or food processor.
The resulting paste is spread on a piece of thicker cheesecloth, which is applied to the areas affected by pain or rheumatic edema.
Leave it to act for a few hours or overnight.
Cover it with a plastic wrap, then secure it with a thick scarf.
If the pain is severe, apply the compress twice a day. The treatment duration is 14 days.
