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2. Here are the cold and flu remedies that actually work

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   Many people think garlic has such strong antimicrobial properties as to kill the viruses in your body. The evidence hasn’t really come to support that yet, so swallowing raw garlic isn’t worth it.

3. 8 proven ways garlic can benefit your health - AOL

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   1. May have anti-viral effects. Garlic has long been associated with immune-boosting and anti-microbial benefits. Most of the health benefits found in garlic come from the sulfur compound allicin ...

4. Allicin - Wikipedia

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   Allicin is an organosulfur compound obtained from garlic and leeks. [1] When fresh garlic is chopped or crushed, the enzyme alliinase converts alliin into allicin, which is responsible for the aroma of fresh garlic. [2] Allicin is unstable and quickly changes into a series of other sulfur-containing compounds such as diallyl disulfide. [3]

5. Power Up! 17 Simple Health Habits That Can Boost Your ... - AOL

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   White blood cells emit controlled amounts of free radicals to kill viruses and bacteria," Schulz says. "In order to protect themselves so they can live to fight again, the suit must have plenty of ...

6. Diallyl disulfide - Wikipedia

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   Diallyl disulfide (DADS or 4,5-dithia-1,7-octadiene) is an organosulfur compound derived from garlic and a few other plants in the genus Allium. [3] Along with diallyl trisulfide and diallyl tetrasulfide, it is one of the principal components of the distilled oil of garlic. It is a yellowish liquid which is insoluble in water and has a strong ...

7. Antimicrobial - Wikipedia

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   Antimicrobial use has been common practice for at least 2000 years. Ancient Egyptians and ancient Greeks used specific molds and plant extracts to treat infection. [5]In the 19th century, microbiologists such as Louis Pasteur and Jules Francois Joubert observed antagonism between some bacteria and discussed the merits of controlling these interactions in medicine. [6]

8. Antiviral drug - Wikipedia

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   Most of the antiviral drugs now available are designed to help deal with HIV, herpes viruses, the hepatitis B and C viruses, and influenza A and B viruses. [ 6 ] Viruses use the host's cells to replicate and this makes it difficult to find targets for the drug that would interfere with the virus without also harming the host organism's cells.

9. Viruses and bacteria have similarities, but the ways we ... - AOL

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   Scientists developed antibiotics to kill bacteria. But they aren’t effective against viruses. And because bacteria can adapt over time, overuse of antibiotics has created more and more bacterial ...