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Anti-Mycobacterial Activity of Garlic

Posted by lynne63 @lynne63, Aug 10, 2021

In addition to my previous post, garlic also shows some promise.

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healthybon | @healthybon | Sep 4, 2023
In reply to @healthybon "Hi Everyone... My hubby and I were chatting, and he suggested that maybe since garlic has..." + (show)
@healthybon

Hi Everyone...
My hubby and I were chatting, and he suggested that maybe since garlic has anti toxic properties..perhaps it could erradicate MAC.
Soooo. I looked it up and read below....
"Historically, garlic is known to kill mycobacterial strains, and its active compound, allicin, kills various microorganisms. Here we have shown that allicin not only reduced the bacterial burden in the lungs of mice infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb), but also induces strong anti-tubercular immunity."
I'm wondering why the drug companies don't pursue this possibility. Could it be about money? Just wondering?????
I can tell you that starting tomorrow I'm grinding up fresh garlic cloves/raw and sprinkling it on my food on a daily basis. Lots of it.
I just wanted to bring this to you all's attention. It's certainly worth looking into! I was shocked when I read this....I suspect using fresh raw garlic would be most beneficial. Nothing to lose....I love garlic!
Google it for more info.......Wouldn't that be a miracle?????? Bon

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It's interesting how you never hear of this........hmmmmmmm??? Garlic has a lot of great qualities....I'm going to incorporate it into my daily diet..... I happen to love it too!

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kathyhg | @kathyhg | Sep 5, 2023
In reply to @healthybon "Hi Everyone... My hubby and I were chatting, and he suggested that maybe since garlic has..." + (show)
@healthybon

Hi Everyone...
My hubby and I were chatting, and he suggested that maybe since garlic has anti toxic properties..perhaps it could erradicate MAC.
Soooo. I looked it up and read below....
"Historically, garlic is known to kill mycobacterial strains, and its active compound, allicin, kills various microorganisms. Here we have shown that allicin not only reduced the bacterial burden in the lungs of mice infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb), but also induces strong anti-tubercular immunity."
I'm wondering why the drug companies don't pursue this possibility. Could it be about money? Just wondering?????
I can tell you that starting tomorrow I'm grinding up fresh garlic cloves/raw and sprinkling it on my food on a daily basis. Lots of it.
I just wanted to bring this to you all's attention. It's certainly worth looking into! I was shocked when I read this....I suspect using fresh raw garlic would be most beneficial. Nothing to lose....I love garlic!
Google it for more info.......Wouldn't that be a miracle?????? Bon

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I love garlic but it’s not always easy to eat it every day. I started taking Allimax a few years ago; it contains allicin which I believe is the antibacterial compound in garlic. I’m honestly not sure if it has helped but it hasn’t hurt so I continue to take it, increasing the dose of I’m feeling unwell.
There may be some precautions if you’re taking blood thinners.

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healthybon | @healthybon | Sep 5, 2023
In reply to @healthybon "Hi Everyone... My hubby and I were chatting, and he suggested that maybe since garlic has..." + (show)
@healthybon

Hi Everyone...
My hubby and I were chatting, and he suggested that maybe since garlic has anti toxic properties..perhaps it could erradicate MAC.
Soooo. I looked it up and read below....
"Historically, garlic is known to kill mycobacterial strains, and its active compound, allicin, kills various microorganisms. Here we have shown that allicin not only reduced the bacterial burden in the lungs of mice infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb), but also induces strong anti-tubercular immunity."
I'm wondering why the drug companies don't pursue this possibility. Could it be about money? Just wondering?????
I can tell you that starting tomorrow I'm grinding up fresh garlic cloves/raw and sprinkling it on my food on a daily basis. Lots of it.
I just wanted to bring this to you all's attention. It's certainly worth looking into! I was shocked when I read this....I suspect using fresh raw garlic would be most beneficial. Nothing to lose....I love garlic!
Google it for more info.......Wouldn't that be a miracle?????? Bon

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I love it too...I'm going to have it every day since I can't tolerate the antibiotics. Who knows, maybe there is a positive aspect to it for Mac!

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Justin McClanahan, Moderator | @JustinMcClanahan | Sep 5, 2023
In reply to @healthybon "Hi Everyone... My hubby and I were chatting, and he suggested that maybe since garlic has..." + (show)
@healthybon

Hi Everyone...
My hubby and I were chatting, and he suggested that maybe since garlic has anti toxic properties..perhaps it could erradicate MAC.
Soooo. I looked it up and read below....
"Historically, garlic is known to kill mycobacterial strains, and its active compound, allicin, kills various microorganisms. Here we have shown that allicin not only reduced the bacterial burden in the lungs of mice infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb), but also induces strong anti-tubercular immunity."
I'm wondering why the drug companies don't pursue this possibility. Could it be about money? Just wondering?????
I can tell you that starting tomorrow I'm grinding up fresh garlic cloves/raw and sprinkling it on my food on a daily basis. Lots of it.
I just wanted to bring this to you all's attention. It's certainly worth looking into! I was shocked when I read this....I suspect using fresh raw garlic would be most beneficial. Nothing to lose....I love garlic!
Google it for more info.......Wouldn't that be a miracle?????? Bon

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Hi @healthybon, I moved your discussion to an existing discussion on Anti-Mycobacterial Activity of Garlic, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/anti-mycobacterial-activity-of-garlic/, so that you could meet other members who have explored garlic and its properties.

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cesaly1 | @cesaly1 | Sep 6, 2023

I tried. Nosebleeds followed. Stopped garlic. Nosebleeds stopped. Fyi I'm not on blood thinners.

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healthybon | @healthybon | Sep 6, 2023

good thing you stopped. just shows ya, how different people react to different substances......God Bless!

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irenea8 | @irenea8 | Sep 7, 2023
In reply to @cesaly1 "I tried. Nosebleeds followed. Stopped garlic. Nosebleeds stopped. Fyi I'm not on blood thinners." + (show)
@cesaly1

I tried. Nosebleeds followed. Stopped garlic. Nosebleeds stopped. Fyi I'm not on blood thinners.

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I also experience nose bleeds when I take certain blood thinning remedies or vitamins. For that reason I probably could not use the garlic either. Wish I could!

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Renee | @rchildress | Sep 7, 2023

I was glad to see this because I am taking whatever supplements I can rather than 3 antibiotics. I have already ordered Allimax Allisen after reading this yesterday. Thanks everyone for continual information.

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bradzepfan | @bradzepfan | Sep 16, 2023
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@dispatchpat

I am new to this group and newly diagnosed. I don’t have a lot of experience but I have a very interesting experience with Allicin. I travelled to visit some friends over the Christmas holiday before I had even had a chance to talk with my pulmonologist about my MAC diagnosis. My friends that I was spending the holidays with were the perfect people to land with. Just by chance their life experience fighting for their lung health had guided them to using Allicin in a very interesting way. I’ll explain the process here and you could give it a try. I tried it for a week and was quite amazed at the difference I experienced in my sputum production. When I got back with my pulmonologist I agreed to put that aside for a while and try all of her recommendations first. I will return to the Allicin therapy after giving some respectful adherence to my doctor’s guidelines.

Here’s what I was taught:
Put three good size cloves of garlic peeled into a Ziploc bag, close it and lay it flat on a solid surface. Using the flat side of a meat pounder (?) Or some blunt rubber or wooden hammer like to tool, smash cloves well. Let stand 10 minutes. This 10 minutes allows the Allicin chemical compound to form. Then, sit comfortably and hold the open plastic bag around your nose and mouth and breath normally for a half hour. Careful not to let the “seal” above your nose become loose because it irritates your eyes. Twice a day.

Good luck if you give this a try! And I will be around. I will post a lot of the links to scientific studies about allicin that have come about recently. To be continued!

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be careful with this one. the vapors may also damage lung tissue as well as have an antibiotic effect.

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