A. Brief of Garlic
Garlic (Allium sativum) is a herbaceous annuals berumpun having a height of about 60 cm. This plant is widely grown in fields in mountainous areas receive enough sunshine. Pseudo-stem and the stems are green. Bersiung bottom-cloves, merged into a large white bulbs. Each leather-wrapped cloves sliced ​​thin and if the smell is very sharp. Ribbon-shaped leaves (flat aft), flat edge, pointed tip, grooved, length 60 cm and 1.5 cm wide. Rooted fibers. The flowers are white, long-stemmed and forms an umbrella.

B. Classification Garlic
Classification of garlic, namely:
Divisio: Spermatophyta
Sub divisio: Angiospermae
Class: Monocotyledonae
Nation: Liliales
Tribe: Liliaceae
Marga: Allium
Type: Allium sativum
Common name: garlic
Name of area:
Sumatra: garlic (Malay), lasun (Aceh), garlic (Minangkabau), lasuna (Batak), Bacong hedgehog (Lampung).
Java: onion Bodas (Sunda), onion (Java), gaping pole (Madura).
Borneo: onion kasihong (Dayak).
Sulawesi: lasuna kebo (Napier), lasuna pote (Bugis), pia moputi (Gorontalo).
Nusa Tenggara: Incuna.

C. The content of Chemistry and Chemical Nature of Garlic
Garlic contains volatile oil, which is anti bacterial and antiseptic. The content of allicin and aliin anti-cholesterol associated with power. This power to prevent coronary heart disease, high blood pressure and others. Stem tubers contain substances:
1. Calcium: is soothing making it suitable for the prevention of hypertension.
2. Saltivine: could accelerate the growth of cells and tissues as well as stimulate nerve cell structure.
3. Diallysulfide, alilpropil-disulfide: anti-worm.
4. Sulfur
5. Protein
6. Fat
7. Phosphorus
8. Iron
9. Vitamins A, B1 and C.

D. Benefits of Garlic
Garlic can be used for alternative medicine as follows:

a. Garlic Flu and Cough.
Contained sulfur content in garlic makes it a distinctive smell and taste that can enhance and accelerate the activities of mucous membranes in the respiratory tract, which helps relieve compaction and remove the mucus. Raw garlic contain phytochemicals that may help kill bacteria and viruses that cause disease. In 1992, researchers from Brigham Young University in Utah reported that the mashed garlic in oil to kill not only kill rhinivirus type 2 (umun cause flu), but also kill the 2 types of herpes (contagious skin disease) and several other common viruses.

How do I use it? Eat as much garlic as soon as you feel sick or add garlic to the dish. You can also make a cough medicine with this recipe: Mash garlic and input into the cold milk in a saucepan, and heat about 1-2 minutes, and drink warm.

b. Garlic and Cholesterol
Now there are more than 12 studies published worldwide that ensure that the various forms of garlic can lower cholesterol. Therefore, it can be concluded that garlic can cure high blood pressure, heart disease. One study, published in "The Journal of The Royal College of Physicians" by CS Silagy and Neil HAW in 1994 mentioned that garlic is an agent for reducing fat. The author stated that garlic supplements is an important part in the cure of high cholesterol. According to him, overall, a decrease of 12% of the total cholesterol. This decrease occurred after 4 weeks of treatment.

c. Garlic and Cancer
Onions also have content for fighting cancer, especially cancer of the stomach and colon. Organosulfida contained in garlic helps the liver process the toxic chemical compounds, including chemical compounds that cause cancer several epidemiological studies show that people who consume lots of garlic lower risk of stomach cancer and colon. To ensure that you will get maximum results, researchers from Penn State Unipersity recommend to let the first pieces of onion or a collision for at least 10 minutes, giving the onions time to form the contents that help fight cancer.

d. Garlic and Pregnancy
Recent research shows that consuming garlic during pregnancy reduces the risk of pregnancy complication pre-eclampsia (blood pressure increases the protein content in the urine). The studies also revealed that garlic also helps increase body weight than babies who are too small. Research conducted by Dr. D. Sooranna, Ms. J. Hirani and Dr. I Das in the Academic Department of Obsterrics and Gynaecology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London UK. They concluded that although pre-eclampsia and growth retardation is a complex condition, taking garlic tablets by default during pregnancy can reduce the possibilities of complications at birth. They focused on growth retardation in infants and pre-eclampsia, a condition that is very dangerous for mother and child that occurs in approximately one in ten pregnancies.

Experiments showed that adding extracts of garlic to cells plaasenta are likely to suffer from these conditions prove to be stimulating growth. Furthermore, the activities of important enzymes are reduced in pregnancy is not normal is also greatly improved with the given garlic.
e. As a Healer Hemorrhoids
First used to clean the anus and surrounding area with warm water and soap, apply the juice / some garlic cloves that have been crushed as much as 3-5 times in the anus that has been cleaned up, wait a few minutes then wash.

f. Increase Stamina
Having studied in depth, it turns out garlic can be a source of stamina and physical strength are high. Although they are rarely sick before, suddenly they were susceptible to colds, people - especially people like this that requires stamina builder of power contained in garlic. People who are easily tired should increase their stamina by eating a little garlic every day in a long time. How, can we mix in our processed food and swallow it.

g. Controlling Symptoms of Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus is an inherited disease characterized by insufficient insulin not in the body, as a result of excess sugar in the blood and urine, as well as a great hunger and thirst. Sufferers always want to eat a sweet tooth, and although he likes to eat sweets and other foods, weight tends to decrease. The main symptoms, immune deficiencies against germs and bacteria skin disorders as well as decreased libido, bowel and blood vessel disease. Prudent use of garlic in the diet is one way to get the greatest benefit from the food eaten thus contributing to good body condition.

E. Effect of Garlic Use
As a result of eating too much garlic make your breath to smell, to menghilangjkannya we can perform the following ways:
1. Drinking water strong tea or coffee after mengkonsunsi garlic
2. Eating the skin by chewing lime
3. Keep pace with food made from proteins, liver, and eggs
4. Using garlic to boiling in advance or made pickles

In consuming garlic should not be eaten raw, because it can interfere with the stomach. It is therefore recommended that garlic is first boiled, fried, or roasted before eating. But garlic may not be used in any form when there is disease in the stomach and colon.