Garlic

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Family: Liliaceae

Latin Name: Allium sativum

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Description

Grows in grass-like clumps with a height of 1 foot and a width of 6 inches. The flowers are small, rose-white or green-white, clustered in 3-4 inch globes, on tall stems rising from the underground bulb. The fruit are small black seeds. The bulbs contain 8-20 cloves. Blooms from June to July.

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Common Uses

Garlic stimulates metabolism, and is used both for chronic and acute diseases and has both tonic and alterative properties. It also treats weak digestion, genito-urinary diseases, lung and bronchial infections and mucus conditions. It is an effective antibiotic for staphylococcus, streptococcus, and salmonella bacteria, and is effective against bacteria that are resistant to standard antibiotic drugs. It is a good antifungal for the treatment of candida albicans yeast infections. Subjects who ate garlic for six months found that their "bad" LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels went down, while their "good" HDL cholesterol levels increased.

Rosemary

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Family: Labiatae

Latin Name: Rosemarinus officinalus

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Description

Tall, stout shrub; height 4-6 feet; width: 4 feet; Flowers: pale blue, sometimes pink or white. Long, narrow, leathery leaves folded into themselves, deep green on top and white and slightly fuzzy underneath.

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Common Uses

Studies show rosemary leaves increase circulation, reduce headaches and fight bacterial and fungal infections. It is considered one of the strongest natural antioxidants. As a warming herb, it stimulates circulation of blood to the head, improving concentration and memory. It also eases headaches and migraine, and encourages hair growth by improving blood flow to the scalp.