{
  "id": 1500859,
  "title": "Ayurvedic Home Remedies With Garlic For Wellness And Healing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/ayurvedic-home-remedies-with-garlic-for-wellness-and-healing",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-17T14:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/lifestyle/ayurvedic-home-remedies-with-garlic-for-wellness-and-healing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Garlic, a staple in Indian cuisine, not only imparts a distinct flavor but also holds numerous health benefits according to Ayurveda. Acharya Balkrishnaji, co-founder of Patanjali Ayurved, highlights garlic's hot potency and rejuvenation properties. This vegetable, belonging to the onion family, is widely used in savory dishes, chutneys, sauces, and pickles. China leads in garlic production, followed by India and Bangladesh.\n\nAyurveda values garlic for its ability to pacify Vata, reduce inflammation, strengthen the nervous system, and provide relief to joints and muscles. It helps control cholesterol levels, blood pressure, aids digestion, and offers antiviral and antimicrobial benefits for immunity, helping combat respiratory issues like chest congestion.\n\nThree Ayurvedic garlic home remedies are suggested by Acharya Balkrishnaji. Consume a few large cloves of raw garlic, peeled and soaked in water overnight, on an empty stomach in the morning to help with cholesterol, heart conditions, and joint issues. To avoid body odor, soak the garlic and discard the water before eating it.\n\nGarlic oil, made by crushing 50 grams of garlic and cooking it in sesame, olive, or mustard oil until it turns black, serves as a powerful remedy for bodily swelling and pain, earaches, and areas lacking oxygen. For a healthy breakfast, try a combination of garlic and honey. Allow peeled and bruised garlic cloves to steep in honey for three to four weeks, then consume a teaspoon daily for cold and cough relief or half a teaspoon for overall health. Patanjali offers various garlic-infused products, including garlic pickle and tomato ketchup, to incorporate this potent ingredient into your diet.",
  "summary": "Garlic is an essential in Indian cuisine and adds a distinct flavour. And it is its benefits which make it an important part of food. Ayurveda too values garlic for varied reasons. Acharya Balkrishnaji, the co-founder of Patanjali Ayurved, speaks about its health value along with home garlic remedies. Also, discover related Patanjali products. Ayurvedic Benefits of Garlic Belonging to the onion…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}