About garlic as a nootropics
Who doesn't know about Garlic, it's used in almost all types of food, and, in every part of the world. Apart from food, it is used in medicines in a big way. For centuries, throughout history, its main use was its health and medicinal benefits,(1)
What are bio-active substances in garlic?
What are health benefits?
Most of its health benefits are because of its sulfur molecules, which are very rare and potentially very powerfully bioactive, one of this molecule is called Allicin, which is also responsible for the typical smell called garlic smell., so these sulfur compounds are
1,:Allicin
2,:-Ajoene
3,:-Diallylpolysulphides
4,:-Vinyldithiins
5,:-S-Allylcysteine
Apart from these sulfur compounds, garlic has
6,:-Enzymes
7,:-Saponins
8,:-Flavonoids
9,:-Maillard products
Further, it has vitamin-B1,-B2,-B3,-B5,-B6,-B9,-C, and choline, minerals such as selenium, zinc, magnesium, manganese, iron, potassium, calcium, and phosphorus these all ingredients make it just unique, it has very low nutritional value, but full of bioactive materials,(2),(3)
So what it can offer let's see?
1,:-Boost immune system
It can help in most common sickness, like cold symptoms, due to common cold and flu virus
2,:-Reduce blood pressure
It's quite effective in this area, it can control blood pressure, almost as effective as common medicines
3,:-Lower cholesterol
It lowers total and bad LDL cholesterol
4,:-It contains very powerful antioxidants
Oxidative damage, also contribute to aging, so it is reported to act, and reduce the risk of common brain disease such as
1,:-Alzheimers disease
2,:-Dementia
And this is where it is used as nootropics
5,:-Increase Athletes Performance
Research has indicated that it helps, in peek heart rate, and better exercise capacity also, it reduces exercise-induced fatigue
6,:-Detoxify body
It has the ability to detoxify the body from toxicity from heavy metals such as lead, arsenic, mercury
7,:-Help Bone health
Minimize bone loss by an increase in estrogen in females, in other words, it helps in controlling the estrogen deficiencies, also it is helpful in osteoarthritis
8,:-Help in Cancer
It's helpful in all types of cancers, it prevents cancers
9,:-Works as antibiotics
It works as antibiotics, and inhibit the growth of most of the bacterias
10,:-Works as an anti-fungal agent
It works on most fungal infections, mostly on the skin.
11,:- Protect liver
It is helpful in most the liver problems
12,:-Preterm delivery
It reduces the risk of premature delivery, mostly because of its anti-bacterial properties
13,:-Live longer
It's difficult to prove, but because it protects us from most of the risk factors, from the heart to the brain, we can easily say it can help us to live longer.,(4)
Does garlic works as nootropics?
As you have seen, garlic works as a major protector from most of the illness, also it has a very powerful effect on the brain, nootropics facts are how you can ignore it, all said and done as for as its about nootropics performance is concerned it's almost on the first position, this what we have to accept and this is also the fact that it is used in a number of formulations meant for the supplement nootropics, so no doubt it is a very good candidate as nootropics
Does any side effects?
It is used in food today in large amounts, nothing to worry about, and the only problem if any may be smell.