Garlic is rich in Selenium and Sulphur. Sulphur is recognised as having blood cleansing properties that are useful in treating and preventing equine disease. It is also believed to contain over 25 germ-killing compounds.
It is believed that garlic is one of the most effective natural healing substances in the world. It is commonly used, in conjunction with anti-biotics to treat equine respiratory diseases and infections in the horse’s lungs.
Garlic can be used to give relief from the symptoms of coughs – it contains a substance that helps to clear mucus in the airways. This cleansing action, together with its ability to reduce inflammation, also benefits the urinary tract.
Additional benefits such as having:-
- anti-septic,
- anti-inflammatory and antibiotic effects,
- reducing blood pressure,
- improving respiratory problems; and
- fly, midge, insect and tick repellent.
Recent research has shown that feeding large amounts of garlic to horses may have dangers as it can cause anemia, this is why Equi 1 Stop stocks the brown garlic powder – it is less concentrated due to a longer dehydration process that is when the colour of the garlic changes, and is just as effective as the white garlic powder.