Australian Garlic - Proof that the ‘M’ in Masses Really is Silent

The recent discovery of Australian garlic as being able to ward off viruses that cause the common cold & COVID-19 with 99.9% efficacy has media in a frenzy as if this is groundbreaking news.

This is not news. This has been preached like gospel to anyone that grew up with a grandma from whichever ethnic region of the world that your compass may land.

This has been sermonized by any person with the mildest interest in natural health remedies as well as by those with extensive training & qualifications in natural health.

This has been evangelized for centuries gone by, from the days of Dioscorides, the father of pharmacology & botany. Back when pharmacology & botany were accepted as being intertwined & when botanical compounds were widely accepted as being the basis & origin of pharmacology itself (botanical compounds form the wings of pharmacology today).

All plants (including foods) contain compounds. Compounds, when taken, have biochemical reactions within the body. Some compounds may cure, some compounds may harm, it is simple cause & effect.

But the masses have forgotten.
Or have ignored this ancient yet very common knowledge.

And now when the TV & News tells you that garlic can ward off the viruses that cause the common cold & COVID-19 (so, is it ok yet to publicly verbalize it as being caused by the same virus yet, or not? Because the News did, I’m just wondering if I can yet?), Now that this wonderful ‘new’ compound within (common) garlic has been ‘discovered’ (because the News said so), ye shall rejoice & run out & buy garlic & eat garlic, because the News said so (even though the natural health community has been saying so, your grandma has been saying so & Dioscoredes said so 16 centuries ago).

The very pharmaceuticals that you flock to are made by artificially re-creating the compounds found in plants.
Yes, it would be easier to simply add the natural compound to the actual pharmaceutical pill, but unfortunately you cannot patent a natural compound (which means you can’t own the exclusive rights to it & sell it for zillions).
Instead, it makes much better ‘business’ sense to artificially recreate the compounds (found in plants & food) because that way it is patentable, which makes it marketable & profitable. Get it yet?.

Are you understanding yet that it’s all about dollars & cents, & not at all about common sense?

Have you worked out yet that the next step will be to artificially recreate the compound found in this magical Australian garlic & sell it via pill to the masses?

(Whispers… “Because you can’t patent garlic").

But hallelujah... the magical cure-all garlic has 'finally' been discovered.
Three cheers for the News.
Hip-hip-hooray

The Nonnas of the world mutter at the TV. Dioscorides turns in his grave. And the natural health community eyerolls harder than ever before.

Dee

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