Two Groups of People Are Not Suitable for Eating Garlic

Scallion, ginger and garlic are essential condiment in our daily life. Some people even like to eat raw garlic when eating noodles because they think it has the effect of sterilization. Nevertheless, two groups of people are not suitable for eating garlic.

Many people believe that garlic can be antibacterial, so it is used to prevent hepatitis. What’s more, some people who have hepatitis still eat garlic every day. In fact, it is very bad for the patients because garlic has no effect to hepatitis virus. On the contrary, some elements contained in garlic can stimulate the stomach and intestines, inhibiting the secretion of digestive juice and affecting the digestion of food, thereby aggravating many symptoms such as nausea for hepatitis patients. In addition, the volatile ingredient of garlic can low the content of red blood cells and hemoglobin in the blood and may lead to anemia, which is not conducive to the treatment of hepatitis.

According to traditional Chinese medical science, eating large quantities of garlic for a long time would hurt the liver and damage eyes. Therefore patients with eye diseases, especially in poor health, should eat less garlic. Otherwise bad symptoms such as blurred vision, tinnitus, memory loss and other phenomena would happen. Some people who suffer from myopia or other eye diseases need to eat less garlic during take traditional Chinese medicine.