Most Effective Garlic Pills

Garlic cloves contain an amino acid called alliin. After the breakdown of garlic is completed, it forms a compound called allicin which works as an antibiotic. Chemically, allicin reacts to a lot of things because it is unstable. There are several forms of garlic pills and capsules, and the most effective ones are designed to preserve the allicin compound until it is most beneficial.

Powder Capsules and Pills

• Garlic powder can be placed in vegetarian or gelatin capsules or compressed into pill form. Both forms minimize garlic breath because they break down after entering the stomach. All garlic powder is not the same. To ensure yours is of high quality, you can buy empty gelatin capsules and fill them with powder made from your own homegrown garlic.
  To make powder from homegrown garlic, thinly slice the cloves and put them in a 150-degree oven to dehydrate them. Remove them when they are dry. After the garlic has cooled, use a coffee grinder or food processor to grind it to the desired consistency. Store the powder in an airtight container in the freezer or in a dry, cool place.

Reduced-Odor, Enteric-Coated Pills

• Reduced-odor, enteric-coated garlic pills are made the same way as regular garlic pills, but their coating protects them from dissolving in the stomach. The pills instead dissolve in the intestines, providing the maximum benefit. When pills dissolve in the stomach, their effects are neutralized by the stomach’s acid.

Determining the Best Garlic Pills

• The best way to determine if the garlic pills or capsules you are taking are working is through smell. A few hours after taking a pill or capsule, you should emit a garlic odor. An odor coming from your pores means that the garlic has circulated through your system. If you do not produce a smell after eating a garlic pill, then it broke down too soon and the allicin from the garlic was diluted in your stomach.

Maximizing the Effect

• Garlic pills and capsules offer many health benefits when quality garlic powder is used and the allicin is not diluted in the stomach. To maximize allicin creation, place the garlic pills in a glass of water and let them soak for 15 minutes before drinking.