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Benefits garlic for health

Garlic (Allium sativum) is a commodity much needed agricultural population in the world, mainly used as a flavoring or garnish Enhancer material some kind of food. The pungent-smelling tuber is also utilized in the processed form. Garlic (Allium sativum) is a one of a kind of vegetable crop growing season bulbs upright to a height of 41-84 cm. On the plateau, garlic grows up to 60 cm.

This plant grows upright to as high as 30-75 cm. Stems of garlic are a pseudo stem consisting of the stem of the leaf. While the actual shaft is in the ground. From the base of the stem grow roots shaped a lot of small fibers with a length less than 10 cm. Garlic bulbs are white forms. The length of the leaves of garlic can be up to 30-60 cm and a width of 1-2.5 cm. The sum of all the leaves are 7-10 strands of each plant.
 

Benefits of garlic for health
 
Garlic has been used since the year 3000 BCE to prevent and treat the disease. As a few examples of the benefits of garlic for health below:

1. Antibacterial & antiseptic
Function as antibacterial and antiseptic essential oils in existing therein.

2. Lowering high cholesterol
Garlic can also be used as a treatment to lower high cholesterol levels.

3. Lowers high blood
Although often avoided because it raises unpleasant smells after taking it, garlic contains a lot of potassium that are soothing to be used also as lowering high blood pressure naturally.

4. Overcoming flatulence
Garlic is also quite effective for removing of gas in the digestive tract so that it can help resolve the problem of flatulence and maintaining a healthier digestive organs.

5. Overcome hair loss
It turns out that the content of allicin and sulfur compounds that exist therein are also found in the onion is able to help minimize hair loss problems.

6. Treat acne inflamed
External treatment for skin indeed should be extra careful including such inflamed acne treatments. Due to the improper use of drugs will leave new problems such as freckles. Pieces of garlic can be used to reduce acne caused by bacteria.

7. Reduce excess fat
If you are struggling with different diet programs to lose weight, then the garlic is one answer. Consumption of garlic is routinely turned out can help make weight to be more ideal.

8. Relieve colds
Garlic is rich in antioxidants, which basically is also effective to boost the immune system. Society in general has much to prove the benefits of garlic to relieve colds. 

Garlic Side Effects
 
Garlic cause a bit of side effects, but high doses can cause abdominal pain or disorders of the intestine. This is especially true when used raw garlic. In addition, it can be considered a side effect which is less good.
Garlic reduces the blood's ability to freeze. Therefore, it should not be used by people experiencing thrombocytopenia.

Benefits and dangers of ginger for health

 
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) Rhizome plants, is a very popular spice and medicinal materials. The Rhizome is shaped like the fingers of a bulging in the middle sections and yellow to reddish with a strong scent. Stem Ginger is a pseudo stems with a height of 30 to 100 cm. Flowers grow from the ginger in the land of spherical eggs with a length of 3.5 to 5 cm and width 1.5 up to 1.75 cm. Flowers are yellowish-green. The lip of the flower and purple stigmas. Sprigs together amounted to two.

Nutritional value
 
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy                1,404 kJ (336 kcal)
Carbohydrates   : 71.62 g
Sugars : 3.39 g
Dietary fiber : 14.1 g
Fat  : 4.24 g
Protein : 8.98 g



Vitamins
Thiamine (B1) : 0.046 mg (4%)
Riboflavin (B2) : 0.17 mg (14%)
Niacin (B3) : 9.62 mg (64%)
Pantothenic acid (B5) : 0.477 mg (10%)
Vitamin B6 : 0.626 mg (48%)
Folate (B9) : 13 μg (3%)
Vitamin C : 0.7 mg (1%)
Vitamin E : 0.0 mg (0%)

Minerals       
Calcium : 114 mg (11%)
Iron : 19.8 mg (152%)
Magnesium : 214 mg (60%)
Manganese : 33.3 mg (1586%)
Phosphorus : 168 mg (24%)
Potassium : 1320 mg (28%)
Sodium : 27 mg (2%)
Zinc : 3.64 mg (38%)


Some of the benefits ginger (Zingiber officinale) for health:

1. Warm the body
Properties of ginger (Zingiber officinale) warm can help increase body temperature. Ginger (Zingiber officinale) has indeed become compulsory for resident consumption mountainous regions.

2. Overcoming respiratory problems
The most common respiratory problem suffered is a cough or runny nose. Ginger (Zingiber officinale) including natural expectorant type function of the respiratory system, with a relief that breaks down and removes phlegm can easily get out and restore the respiratory system.

3. Reduce the production of the hormone cortisol.
Consume Ginger (Zingiber officinale) will help suppress the production of cortisol hormone so can control appetite to prevent belly fat deposits and more.

4. Keep a heart condition
One of the benefits of ginger (Zingiber officinale) is able to clean up the channels in our body, the veins were no exception.

5. Lower blood pressure
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is able to stimulate the release of hormones and adrenaline can also widen the blood vessels, which can lead to blood flowing into more smoothly and more quickly and can ease the work of the heart in pumping blood.

6. Preventing irregular menstrual cycle 
Benefits of ginger (Zingiber officinale), one of which can be useful to maintain the regularity of the menstrual cycle for women. In China, for example, ginger which is then mixed with sugar in tea was consumed to reduce the sensitivity of the cramps at the time of the coming months.

7. And others

But of the many benefits of ginger, under certain conditions you have to be careful to consume ginger as it can be very dangerous. What conditions does it?

1. A person who in the treatment of blood disorders
Ginger can thin the blood. This means that ginger may be less precise individuals who consumed the middle in the treatment of blood clotting of blood or are experiencing bleeding. We recommend that you consult your doctor first about the desire of eating ginger when you are in the period of treatment is associated with abnormalities in the blood.

2. People who are drinking cure diabetes
Ginger tends to lower blood sugar levels and included in the list of herbs that are good for type 2 diabetes. But for people who are taking medications such as Metformin diabetes or the like, as well as use injections of insulin to control blood sugar levels, you should be careful about consuming ginger so that blood sugar levels not slump.

3. A person who consumes a drug high blood
Some of the drugs used to control hypertension such as Norvasc, Cardizem, and others if interacting with ginger can cause a decline in blood pressure or heart rate drastically to a level that is not healthy. This will cause the heart rate rhythm disturbances and other complications. Consult with your physician is the best move if your middle in the treatment of high blood pressure.

Benefits of ginger not only as as herbal medicines, but are used as a condiment Cook in particular to remove the fishy smell in some foodstuffs such as fish, meat or chicken. In the process, ginger has been made instantly at ease of use, and practical without having to manipulate the gingerbread directly first.

Benefits of Cinnamon




Cinnamon plant height ranges between 5 - 15 m, tree bark gray old smelling, light brown colored wood.
A single leaf, stiffening of the skin, the length of the stalk leaves 0.5 - 1.5 cm, with 3 pieces of bones that grow. The elliptical leaves are elongated shape, length 4-14 cm, width 1.5 - 6 cm, tapered tip, flat edge, upper surface slick colour is green. Young leaves are pale red.

The flowers are androgynous or perfect flowers with yellow color.
The fruit is spherical-shaped elongated. Young green fruit color and old deep purple fruit. The length of the fruit around 1.3 - 1.6 cm, diameter and 0.35 - 0.75 cm. The length of the seed 0.84 - 1.32 cm diameter and 0.59 - 68 cm.







Almost all parts of the plant can be utilized as stems, bark, leaves and roots. The skin and results of petrol are widely used in the food industry, beverages, seasonings, pharmaceutical, perfume, cosmetics, industrial and smoking mosquito repellent. The use of cinnamon bark can be in the form of powders, essential oils, or oleoresin.

Cinnamon Bark has a spicy and sweet, smelling the fragrance, as well as warm in nature. Some of the chemicals contained in cinnamon essential oil eugenol, sinamaldehide, tannins, calcium oxalate, resin and Tanner

Essential oil of cinnamon has the power to kill against microorganisms, tempt or strengthens the stomach. Besides the oil can be used in industry as a mouthwash and odor fresheners paste, soaps, detergents, lotions and cream perfume. In the food and beverage processing cinnamon oil used as a deodorizer or Enhancer to flavors, including liquor, soft drinks, so that - in order, cakes, sweets.


On Bark of cinnamon is used as drugs, Antidiarrhoeal cramp, and to reduce the secretion on the intestine. Pharmacological effects of cinnamon owned between deciduous deciduous as fart, sweat, appetite enhancer and pain killers. 




The benefits of cinnamon:



  • A versatile Drug
Cinnamon can be used as a natural food preservative, it also contains fiber, calcium, iron, and manganese are proven to effectively reduce pain when menstruation or childbirth. Cinnamon contains natural called cinnamaldehyde can increase hormone balances hormones, progesterone, and reduced testosterone in women.
  • Regulates blood sugar levels
Cinnamon contains antioxidants that help control blood sugar levels. Cinnamon helps the process of digestion after a meal and help improve insulin response in type-2 diabetic patients. One gram of cinnamon is known can lower blood sugar levels, triglycerides, bad cholesterol, and total cholesterol in diabetes patients. Cinnamon also lowers the risk of heart disease in diabetic patients.
  • Anti-infective
Cinnamon has a natural component of anti-infective. In various studies, cinnamon is proven to effectively remove bacteria h. Pylori can cause stomach ulcers, and a variety of other diseases caused by bacteria.
  • Improve brain function
Smell the cinnamon note can boost brain activity the smell of cinnamon can improve a person's cognitive processes and help in terms of concentrating, remembering, and speed work on a computer program.
  • Lower cholesterol
Cinnamon contains calcium, fiber, and many minerals such as manganese. To that end, cinnamon is very suitable for digestive health, intestines, as well as protect from heart disease. Cinnamon can also lower cholesterol. Calcium and fiber on cinnamon also help eliminate the salt in the body and prevent bowel cancer. Not only that, the fibers at cinnamon can also treat constipation or diarrhea.
  • Prevents the growth of cancer cells
Cinnamon can reduce the proliferation of cancer cells. Not only that, cinnamon is also one of the herbs that can cure cancer.
  • Warms
Cinnamon is typically used in traditional Chinese medicine on people affected by fever or influenza. This is because cinnamon contains substances that make the body warmer and comfortable.
  • Prevents blood clotting
Cinnamaldehyde, oil produced by the cinnamon can prevent the blood to clot. Cinnamon secrete anti-inflammatory fatty acid called arachidonic. These fatty acids then reduce inflammation and blood clotting.


  • Relieve pain in sufferers of rheumatism
Cinnamon can relieve pain caused by rheumatism. Cinnamon can also reduce cytokines (small protein-protein as a mediator and a regulator of hematopoesis, inflammatory and immunity) which can cause arthritis.