During World War I and II, physicians used garlic as an antibiotic to prevent soldiers’ wounds from becoming gangrenous; had fantastic results.
*Based on clinical studies, ESCOP (European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy) recognizes the following indications for garlic: “Prophylaxis of atherosclerosis. Treatment of elevated blood lipid levels insufficiently influenced by diet. Improvement of blood flow in arterial vascular disease.” ESCOP also noted that garlic has been used traditionally for relief of cough, colds, catarrh, and rhinitis, although clinical trials are not as abundant to support such uses.