Many viral messages circulate promising «deworm yourself within 24 hours» raw garlic, but there is no solid scientific evidence to support the claim that garlic cures a parasitic intestinal infection within a day (or that it replaces medical treatment).
Where does this idea come from?
Garlic contains allicin, a compound with antimicrobial properties in laboratory studies. However:What works in vitro (in the laboratory) does not always work the same way in the human body.Parasitic infections require specific doses and treatments.
