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- From: pciszek@nyx.cs.du.edu (Paul Ciszek)
- Subject: Re: Garlic - the wonder herb ??
- Message-ID: <1992Jul22.010838.4885@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
- Keywords: garlic
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- Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
- References: <9220123.25217@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> <1992Jul20.230549.8467@acuson.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 01:08:38 GMT
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- lawson@acuson.com (Drew Lawson) writes:
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- >In article <9220123.25217@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> fjh@munta.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Fergus James HENDERSON) writes:
- >>Is there any evidence that garlic has any beneficial effects other than the
- >>placebo effect?
- >Well, it does gave beneficial effect on pizza. ;-)
-
- While living in New York, I learned that a pizza topped with fresh minced
- garlic (none of this powdered ersatz, mind you) would ease many of the
- symptoms of a head cold, but I suppose that is just the placebo effect.
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- Paul Ciszek, pciszek@nyx.cs.du.edu | No nation was ever drunk when wine was
- | cheap. -- Thomas Jefferson
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