Garlic is good for more than just repelling vampires
Every horror movie with a vampire likely mentions garlic as a way to repel this demon. But back in the real world, garlic can do much more than ward off bloodsuckers. According to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, garlic contains a chemical compound called allicin. It is a naturally occurring antibiotic that some modern-day cultures use to help wounds heal, including those practicing Eastern medicine.
Mainstream healthcare practitioners have also embraced garlic’s seeming magic, specifically allicin. One study included on the National Institutes of Health website looked at whether allicin could help prevent infections from drug-resistant bacteria. The results showed that it “inhibited the growth of a broad range of bacteria, including multidrug-resistant strains.”