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Siwsan

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4. My grandfather said the same thing, and he helped his priest give last rights to flu victims

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Fri Jul 3, 2020, 07:42 PM

Jul 2020

He had very young children at home and none of them were infected.

He chewed up and swallowed one or two big cloves of raw garlic, every single morning.

I grow my own garlic and use the smaller cloves like capsules. I don't chew them - just crush and swallow them whole and I use garlic a lot in my cooking. I've never had flu of any variety.

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Garlic, anyone? [View all] question everything Jul 2020 OP

Well, eat enough garlic leftieNanner Jul 2020 #1

It has known antibiotic properties, but I don't know about anti-virus. Laffy Kat Jul 2020 #2

Thieves Oil or Marseilles Remedy is good too donkeypoofed Jul 2020 #3

My grandfather said the same thing, and he helped his priest give last rights to flu victims Siwsan Jul 2020 #4

My wife and I eat a lot of garlic. cayugafalls Jul 2020 #5

Love garlic! sinkingfeeling Jul 2020 #6

Wear a mask anyway...spare others the lovely "garlic breath". BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #7

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. TomSlick Jul 2020 #8