Interesting about the Buddhist cure of garlic.
The Chan/Zen or Mahayana Buddhism of China does not eat garlic or onion. It's consider "meat". I can never understand that. They don't event eat spring onions or leeks. They are vegetables after all.
In traditional Indian medicine (ayurveda) garlic is considered to be rajasic, so it tends to be shunned by those seeking a spiritual, or contemplative life; however, garlic, as we have seen here has a number of medical benefits.
How does one get hold of 75 percent alcohol?? Unless one distill it personally. The curative effect of garlic is so universally so well known and fermenting in alcohol will enhance the effects many folds. Alcohol helps improves circulation as well but it's also toxic for the liver. I suppose the amount stated in the charts are not harmful. Would love to try that recipe if I can get hold of alcohol.
It is not likely that an ancient would have been able to distill alcohol to a greater purity than 75%, because getting alcohol to greater purity requires special processes, such as vacuum distillation, and the use of a molecular sieve. Here in the USA we can get something called "Ever Clear" at some liquor stores. Perhaps there is something like that where you live.
