Homeopathic remedies have been used for these benefits. Allium cepa (onion). I have a list of 72 different uses of homeopathic remedies, in my "medicine" cabinet. They are so effective and inexpensive, as well as available to the lay person that the regulatory body of the government (FDA) would like to limit or ban their use. No surprise. Check it out!
Here is a Garlic case history I collected in March-April 2020 from an Afro-Italian woman, Efeturi, which I published in :"The Coronavirus Transmissions" (ed. Richard Grossinger, Inner Traditions, 2020).
Husband. “The symptoms began but were not noticed for a few days. I noticed on the 19th March the tips of his hands were becoming blue like there was no blood flow to that part. Slight fever (I didn't measure it) but he felt mildly hot on touch. But the most challenging symptom was difficulty breathing—which took him to the ER. Chest congestion; he progressed from lying down and feeling relief to lying down and feeling no relief at all. Talking was a struggle. He says the pain made him angry to even talk to me.
“Treatment: General Strategy throughout: I made the room constantly hot and got an extra electric heater, which was turned to his chest region. And he was lying under an electric blanket. Substituted teas for drinking water where I put 3 bags of cinnamon tea, green tea, and Indian black tea together. Changed clothes and beddings every day and gave hot baths. I didn't practice isolation (we slept in same bed, I was constantly with him) but ensured daily we both changed clothing and I also took everything I gave him in smaller quantities. Sanitized my hands and door handles, bathroom after every bath.
“Day 1. I had just a few items around me like onions and garlic so I started him on a fresh garlic clove. He felt relief after about 4 minutes after eating (I counted this) but the pain and congestion came back within 30 minutes. I thought to add something more so I made garlic, ginger, and strawberry finely cut in honey (he didn't like and only took this on the first day so I don’t think this worked for him). Had to rush him to the ER because he could not breathe, was very anxious and panicking. He spent all day there and all tests were conducted and a potential diagnosis of COVID-19 was made and a lung xray showed an inflamed bronchi. At the end of the day, ER said nothing could be done and he was asked to go home and stay indoors, isolating self for 14 days and call a particular number if the chest congestion continued the next day. An official diagnosis of "cough and chest congestion” was made. COVID-19 test was done and the result was not given to him but was to be communicated to him later the next day. Tested positive.
“He was never coughing and did not cough at all except during steam sessions. We knew he had the virus because over the next days the chest congestion continued, but we didn't call the number because we wanted to try with garlic for one week to see if it goes away and if not then we call the emergency number. Meals were soups and green veggie broths with a lot of hot spices and chili peppers (can’t remember the exact spice ingredient in the hot spice mix as I got them ground from a friend a long time ago). I gradually increased the garlic and added in practically everything. These episodes usually began during the evenings and lasted up until 3 am before falling asleep. Within this time I am either giving him hot teas to drink, massages with tea extract, and more garlic. Teas and steam coverings with garlic, ginger, onions and garlic peels, citrus peels induced sweating, and after this a hot bath followed by more tea and garlic.
“Day 8. Yesterday he sat in the sun for 2 hours (not directly in the sun but just by the window) and he felt so much better with no symptoms and was so excited. This is the 8th day and he feels so much better, but noticed slight breathing difficulty and slight pain at the lower sides of the ribs. Just got mullein tea today. He drank the first cup and I want to continue with this plus the garlic. I noticed after teas etc he had frequent bowel movements and urination and lots of white sputum.”
Note: clear and white sputum tends to be viral in origin, while beige yellow green is bacterial. Even in the depths of this infection, it appears to have been viral right to the end.
It's always amazing when researchers finally discover what indigenous healers worldwide have always known. Thanks, Walter, sincerely, because many people still have faith in the medical research system, and won't touch natural medicinal plants until a researcher tells them to! Much love!
I always appreciate the research you do and the clear explanations.
I saved the picture and am planning to print it to put up in our kitchen. You should give us the recipe for the sauce for the halibut when you get that worked out.
It is an equally beautiful sunny day in central Wisconsin. Made it to 48 degrees.
Thank you! Garlic for the win. I eat a chopped garlic clove stirred into a tablespoon of honey a few times a week, and daily if I have cold or flu symptoms. I planted some garlic but critters ate all of them overnight. 😁
I use to eat a bagel with cream cheese and sliced up garlic when getting the first signs of a cold and gave the same combination to my son if he started to come down with a cold prior to a test or a swim meet. It worked to stop the viral replication and increase in symptoms, in my opinion. Anecdotal? Maybe but it worked.
I recall reading about a garlic farm in Austria?? They found a particular strain was particularly effective at fighting cancer. They were working on trials or commercialization. This was about 2 years ago. Some details may vary but that is the gist of it.
For your recipe, you might also want to add ground rosemary to the sauce, as it is a wonderful herb.
I grow Rosemary in a pot inside during the winter, and harvest and grind into powder and use it with onions in almost everything I cook - vegetables and meats. Dorothy
Love this Walter! For what it's worth it has been unseasonably warm here on the central New Jersey coast and thus I have had to put off planting our usual two very large raised beds of garlic (multiple varieties), awaiting a hard frost to kick off the season lest the plants get going with top growth and sustain damage when the real cold arrives in a month or so. Will be planting the cloves this weekend as I'm thinking the cold can't be too far off at this point (fingers crossed). This post was music to my eyes & ears, our culinary activities are as much a part of our family's health & wellness regimen as anything else we do to stay healthy. And yes, alliums are a central element in both :) Wish I was close enough to attend the Chess Open Tournament this weekend, not necessarily as a competitor but an avid spectator. All the best and thanks much always sir!
Homeopathic remedies have been used for these benefits. Allium cepa (onion). I have a list of 72 different uses of homeopathic remedies, in my "medicine" cabinet. They are so effective and inexpensive, as well as available to the lay person that the regulatory body of the government (FDA) would like to limit or ban their use. No surprise. Check it out!
Have a good time at the tournament Walter! And thank you for sharing your research.
Much appreciated sir! 🙏
Here is a Garlic case history I collected in March-April 2020 from an Afro-Italian woman, Efeturi, which I published in :"The Coronavirus Transmissions" (ed. Richard Grossinger, Inner Traditions, 2020).
Husband. “The symptoms began but were not noticed for a few days. I noticed on the 19th March the tips of his hands were becoming blue like there was no blood flow to that part. Slight fever (I didn't measure it) but he felt mildly hot on touch. But the most challenging symptom was difficulty breathing—which took him to the ER. Chest congestion; he progressed from lying down and feeling relief to lying down and feeling no relief at all. Talking was a struggle. He says the pain made him angry to even talk to me.
“Treatment: General Strategy throughout: I made the room constantly hot and got an extra electric heater, which was turned to his chest region. And he was lying under an electric blanket. Substituted teas for drinking water where I put 3 bags of cinnamon tea, green tea, and Indian black tea together. Changed clothes and beddings every day and gave hot baths. I didn't practice isolation (we slept in same bed, I was constantly with him) but ensured daily we both changed clothing and I also took everything I gave him in smaller quantities. Sanitized my hands and door handles, bathroom after every bath.
“Day 1. I had just a few items around me like onions and garlic so I started him on a fresh garlic clove. He felt relief after about 4 minutes after eating (I counted this) but the pain and congestion came back within 30 minutes. I thought to add something more so I made garlic, ginger, and strawberry finely cut in honey (he didn't like and only took this on the first day so I don’t think this worked for him). Had to rush him to the ER because he could not breathe, was very anxious and panicking. He spent all day there and all tests were conducted and a potential diagnosis of COVID-19 was made and a lung xray showed an inflamed bronchi. At the end of the day, ER said nothing could be done and he was asked to go home and stay indoors, isolating self for 14 days and call a particular number if the chest congestion continued the next day. An official diagnosis of "cough and chest congestion” was made. COVID-19 test was done and the result was not given to him but was to be communicated to him later the next day. Tested positive.
“He was never coughing and did not cough at all except during steam sessions. We knew he had the virus because over the next days the chest congestion continued, but we didn't call the number because we wanted to try with garlic for one week to see if it goes away and if not then we call the emergency number. Meals were soups and green veggie broths with a lot of hot spices and chili peppers (can’t remember the exact spice ingredient in the hot spice mix as I got them ground from a friend a long time ago). I gradually increased the garlic and added in practically everything. These episodes usually began during the evenings and lasted up until 3 am before falling asleep. Within this time I am either giving him hot teas to drink, massages with tea extract, and more garlic. Teas and steam coverings with garlic, ginger, onions and garlic peels, citrus peels induced sweating, and after this a hot bath followed by more tea and garlic.
“Day 8. Yesterday he sat in the sun for 2 hours (not directly in the sun but just by the window) and he felt so much better with no symptoms and was so excited. This is the 8th day and he feels so much better, but noticed slight breathing difficulty and slight pain at the lower sides of the ribs. Just got mullein tea today. He drank the first cup and I want to continue with this plus the garlic. I noticed after teas etc he had frequent bowel movements and urination and lots of white sputum.”
Note: clear and white sputum tends to be viral in origin, while beige yellow green is bacterial. Even in the depths of this infection, it appears to have been viral right to the end.
It's always amazing when researchers finally discover what indigenous healers worldwide have always known. Thanks, Walter, sincerely, because many people still have faith in the medical research system, and won't touch natural medicinal plants until a researcher tells them to! Much love!
Sadly alliums are my major migraine trigger
I always appreciate the research you do and the clear explanations.
I saved the picture and am planning to print it to put up in our kitchen. You should give us the recipe for the sauce for the halibut when you get that worked out.
It is an equally beautiful sunny day in central Wisconsin. Made it to 48 degrees.
Just planted 300 allium bulbs of various varieties in my front flower bed. Thank you.
Thank you! Garlic for the win. I eat a chopped garlic clove stirred into a tablespoon of honey a few times a week, and daily if I have cold or flu symptoms. I planted some garlic but critters ate all of them overnight. 😁
I use to eat a bagel with cream cheese and sliced up garlic when getting the first signs of a cold and gave the same combination to my son if he started to come down with a cold prior to a test or a swim meet. It worked to stop the viral replication and increase in symptoms, in my opinion. Anecdotal? Maybe but it worked.
I recall reading about a garlic farm in Austria?? They found a particular strain was particularly effective at fighting cancer. They were working on trials or commercialization. This was about 2 years ago. Some details may vary but that is the gist of it.
For your recipe, you might also want to add ground rosemary to the sauce, as it is a wonderful herb.
I grow Rosemary in a pot inside during the winter, and harvest and grind into powder and use it with onions in almost everything I cook - vegetables and meats. Dorothy
DMSO is the answer to whole health-teaspoon equa;s 100 gloves of garlic
What's about CDS and DMSO?
Love this Walter! For what it's worth it has been unseasonably warm here on the central New Jersey coast and thus I have had to put off planting our usual two very large raised beds of garlic (multiple varieties), awaiting a hard frost to kick off the season lest the plants get going with top growth and sustain damage when the real cold arrives in a month or so. Will be planting the cloves this weekend as I'm thinking the cold can't be too far off at this point (fingers crossed). This post was music to my eyes & ears, our culinary activities are as much a part of our family's health & wellness regimen as anything else we do to stay healthy. And yes, alliums are a central element in both :) Wish I was close enough to attend the Chess Open Tournament this weekend, not necessarily as a competitor but an avid spectator. All the best and thanks much always sir!