826-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 16, 1991
Well known for its culinary
benefits, the medicinal powers of
garlic an ancient natural
remedy are now the focus of
scientific research. Take this quiz
and test your garlic savvy.
1. Garlic has been shown to (a)
ruin your social life (b) improve
cardiovascular health (c) reduce
cholesterol and blood pressure (d)
help maintain healthy blood circu
lation (e) b, c, and d.
2. Allicin is (a) a popular song
by rock star Elvis Costello (b) pro
duced in garlic grown in China (c)
believed to be responsible for
much of garlic’s biologic activity
(d) b and c.
3. Garlic is most effective when
it is (a) cooked (b) dried in tablet
form (c) swallowed whole (d) in
oil capsule form (e) b and c.
4. What is the recommended
daily dose of garlic? (a) The equi
valent of one generous portion of
escargot (b) Two pieces of garlic
bread (c) One clove of allicin
producing garlic (d) Two concen
trated Kwai® garlic tablets taken
3 times daily (e) c and d.
What Do You Know About Garlic?
40-50 points: Mild. blood flow and reduce total
You need to brush up on some cholesterol an average of 12%
details. Consult your physician a reduction that can cut the risk of
and pharmacist to make an edu- heart attack by approximately
cated decision about incorporating 20%. 2. (d) Allicin a chemical
garlic into your diet. compound is produced when
Less than 40: Weak. garlic is cut or crushed. Research-
You may be ignoring an easy, ers believe it is responsible for
natural addition to your personal garlic’s medicinal properties and
care routine. Whether you have its pungent odor. 3. (e) Cooking
elevated cholesterol or are as fit as accelerates the destruction of alli
a fiddle, garlic may be a valuable cin. Because the manufacturing
supplement to your diet. process of oil capsules involves
For a free sample of Kwai® heating, all the allicin gets burned
Garlic Tablets call 1 (800) TRY- off. However, dried garlic has a
KWAI. For a list of references high allicin yield nearly three
contact: The Garlic Advisory times that of fresh garlic. Kwai®
Board, 250 Park Avenue South, Highly Concentrated* Garlic
9th Floor, New York, NY 10003. Tablets are made of 100 percent
ANSWERS Chinese garlic gently dried and
1. (e) Clinical studies suggest compressed into coated tablets for
that garlic, taken regularly, may
lower blood pressure, improve
5. What should you look for in
a garlic tablet? (a) Fresh-breath
coating (b) No odor-effect (c)
High accilin yield (d) Standar
dized allicin yield (e) All of the
above.
6. What are side effects asso
ciated with the recommended dos
age of garlic tablets? (a) Heada
ches (b) Indigestion (c) A small
rash (d) Loss of friends due to
breath odor (e) None of the above.
7. The best reason to consume
garlic is to (a) add spice to your
life (b) keep enemies away (c)
enhance your daily personal care
regimen (d) gain membership to
an herba-list organization (e) none
of the above.
How Garlic
Smart Arc You?
Give yourself 10 points for each
correct answer. Add up the points
and calculate your garlic know
how.
60-70 points: Strong.
You have a good, health
conscious awareness of this
wondrous herb. Enhance the value
of garlic with proper eating and
exercise.
. 1991
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maximum potency. 4. (e) Studies
have shown that eating one clove
of garlic a day may be sufficient to
gain garlic’s beneficial results.
However, two odor-free concen
trated garlic tablets, taken three
times daily, contain the equivalent
of one clove of garlic without
the odor. 5. (e) When choosing a
garlic tablet, look for a standar
dized, high allicin yield and a
coating for fresh breath and easy
swallowing. 6. (e) There are virtu
ally no side effects associated with
the recommended daily dosage of
garlic tablets. 7. (c) As you can
see, garlic is much more than
simply an odorous herb used as a
cooking spice; preliminary data
indicates that garlic may be useful
as a nutritional supplement.