You probably know that garlic is effective for various infections, but have you known that garlic is also very good against vaginal infections? Well now you do. Read this article to find out how to treat the infection with garlic.
It is best to begin the treatment as soon as possible after the symptoms appear.
Prepare some fresh garlic!
Start by peeling the garlic shells off and before you go to bed put the cloves inside your vagina. Remove it in the morning but please note that there might be liquid vaginal discharge caused by the clove.
Keep doing this until the infection is gone. According to doctor’s recommendations, it’s best to do this at night as the effects are most powerful when the body is resting.
Another reason is that if you do this treatment during the day you might have a garlic smell a bit because the vagina is connected to the mouth.
In case you start the treatment later you can increase the dosage by cutting the clove in half. Repeat this for couple of nights. It is also not recommended to shower during the infection because infection spreads faster with water.
Caution! Don’t try this treatment if you don’t have the infection as garlic will burn the healthy skin, while infected skin is already burning.
Garlic kills bacteria as well!
Certain researches in China proved that garlic is very effective against some bacteria, namely Salmonella typhimurium, Micrococcus luteus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus vulgaris, Escherichia coli, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Staphylococcus aureus, Mycobacterium phlei and Bacillus cereus.
Garlic, which is also efficient in fighting ear infections, should never be boiled because it loses all the beneficial properties.
In some cases the garlic is even effective against Streptococcus agalactiae (or GBS), which can be dangerous for premature babies. Just insert a fresh clove for a couple of nights. The only known side effect is the garlic breath.