The price of garlic quadrupled in China

According to Chinese folk tradition the flu virus can be effectively treated with garlic. Some Chinese schools are buying garlic, 2 tons at a time and pressuring students to eat the herb every day. Currently, investing in garlic in China is more profitable than investing in gold.

According to Chinese media, the other reason behind the price increase of garlic is the manipulation of stock prices by coal mine owners. There are parts in China where the price of garlic forty times higher than it was at the beginning of the year.

According to Chinese tradition, garlic helps preventing heart and blood vessel related diseases, as well. The healing power of garlic resides in its two main components--allicin and amino acids; they are also responsible for the unique smell of the garlic. Allicin is an organosulfur compound and when it combines with red blood cells, it relaxes the blood vessels helping blood circulation and dropping blood pressure.

The regular intake of garlic is known to be very beneficial for human health, unlike the artificial garlic compounds that are causing side effects. People with high garlic consumption diet---countries in the Mediterranean region--known to have far less heart related health issues than those don't include this beneficial herb in their diet.

(lifenetwork – barikad.hu - hungarianambiance.com)