Companies have projects to look all over the place in nature for medicines. Aspirin was found from tree bark. Cyclosporin, the anti-rejection drug was from a fungus in a dirt sample that a Sandoz (now Novartis) employee collected on his vacation somewhere in Norway. The company encouraged employees to collect samples of fungi and plants while on vacations.
I highly doubt that it was as he said. If he really had a “flesh eating” bacterial infection that widespread, it wouldn’t clear up in 3 days and would cause damage that wouldn’t clear up- look up pictures on the net (they are pretty gruesome).
From the Wiki article on allicin, it looks like research is being done, but if it gets into widespread use, I believe that resistance will arise eventually.It takes a long time to test if it is safe, actually works, and works better than what is out there.
I do think that garlic may be a good insect repellent. When I grew up in NY state, I got eaten alive by mosquitos every summer. Now that I have lived here in CA, I honestly not been bitten by a mosquito or tick on hikes in areas where others get devoured. I do like putting garlic salt on dishes and speaking to someone else that doesn’t get bit, he said he also likes garlic. maybe I don’t smell or taste good to them.
As for alicin, it works astoundingly well, but it isn't stable in its natural form, so it can't be stored to use in concentrated solution. There is a Co. in Texas, Premier Biogenics, that makes a stable dry form, that has to be taken as capsules, that is effective on the tough internal infections like bladder, ear, and sinus infections, but it isn't of any use for topical application.
As for alicin, it works astoundingly well, but it isn't stable in its natural form, so it can't be stored to use in concentrated solution. There is a Co. in Texas, Premier Biogenics, that makes a stable dry form, that has to be taken as capsules, that is effective on the tough internal infections like bladder, ear, and sinus infections, but it isn't of any use for topical application.
The really fabulous thing about Alicin is that its only side effect is a foul odor, and after centuries of use, no resistant bacteria have raised their heads. Our worst Mosquitoes are night biters in California.