Will Garlic Water Cure Coronavirus?







On the plus side, this "treatment" might help keep away others who could potentially infect you.







































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['Drinking boiled garlic water will cure COVID-19.', 'In early 2020 the global spread of COVID-19, a disease caused by the new coronavirus, saw the internet flooded with dubious medical advice about how to avoid or cure the illness. One such example — supposedly originating with the medical sage known as “old Chinese doctor” — held that consuming a bowl of boiled garlic water would “improve and cure” persons afflicted with the malady overnight:', '', 'Garlic has long been claimed as possessing qualities that aid in the prevention and treatment of various illnesses, including colds and flu, but scientific evidence supporting such claims is weak or lacking.', 'The World Health Organization (WHO) specifically addressed this rumor in reference to COVID-19 and noted that although “garlic is a healthy food that may have some antimicrobial properties,” there’s no evidence that “eating garlic has protected people from the new coronavirus”:', '', 'BBC News similarly reported of this rumor that:', 'In lots of cases, these kinds of remedies aren’t harmful in themselves, as long as they aren’t preventing you from following evidence-based medical advice. But they have the potential to be.', 'The South China Morning Post reported a story of a woman who had to receive hospital treatment for a severely inflamed throat after consuming 1.5kg of raw garlic.', 'We know, in general, that eating fruit and vegetables and drinking water can be good for staying healthy. However, there is no evidence specific foods will help fight this particular virus.', 'On the plus side, this “treatment” might help keep away others who could potentially infect you.', 'BBC News. \xa0 “Coronavirus: The Fake Health Advice You Should Ignore.”\n\xa0 \xa0 8 March 2020.', 'World Health Organization. \xa0 “Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Advice for the Public: Myth Busters.”\n\xa0 \xa0 Accessed 10 March 2020.', 'Bayan, Leyla et al. \xa0 “Garlic: A Review of Potential Therapeutic Effects.”\n\xa0 \xa0 Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine. \xa0 Jan.-Feb. 2014.', 'Rumors about antifa plotting violence have coincided with the month of July and Gettysburg before.', 'A complete story is rarely told in a headline.', 'Social media rumors that two memorials in New York were vandalized proved misleading.', 'In August 2019, a 23-year-old unarmed Black man died after an encounter with police officers in Aurora, Colorado.', 'A chaotic scene in St. Louis sparked outrage, memes, and confusion.', 'Socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested on sex abuse charges connected to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.', 'The white supremacist group made frequent use of the slogan more recently embraced by President Donald Trump, though they did not, as some claim, invent it.', "The question of past arrests often surfaces among people who want to rationalize police officers' actions when Black men are killed in custody.", 'You can claim anything if you remove the barrier of evidence.', 'Rumors about antifa plotting violence have coincided with the month of July and Gettysburg before.', '© 1995 - 2020 by Snopes Media Group Inc.', 'This material may not be reproduced without permission.', 'Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com']
Will Garlic Water Cure Coronavirus?