How to Take Garlic for Back Pain

One of the oldest home remedies for the relief of back pain is garlic, which can be implemented as a rubbing oil or taken orally to strengthen the immune system and facilitate healing.

Things You'll Need

• Garlic cloves
• Oil, such as mustard, coconut or sesame
• Frying pan

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Instructions

• 1

  Consume 2 to 3 cloves of garlic every morning when you wake up, which can help to bolster your immune system naturally. If the idea of eating this much garlic is unpleasant to you, take a garlic capsule or supplement. However, taking garlic in this fashion may slow its absorption into the bloodstream.

• 2

  Prepare garlic-based oil to use as a liniment for your back pain. Fry 10 to 12 cloves of garlic in an oil base created from 3 to 4 tbsp. of coconut, sesame or mustard oil. These oils have a higher degree of natural lubrication and are more readily absorbed into your skin.

• 3

  Roast the garlic in the oil until the cloves turn a rich, golden brown. Remove the frying pan from the fire and allow it to cool down.

• 4

  Massage the oil into your back vigorously. Concentrate the majority of the garlic-oil mixture on the area that is the most painful, but also apply some of the oil along the spine, from the nape of the neck to your tailbone.

• 5

  Allow the oil to remain on your back for at least 3 hours. After this time, you may take a gentle, warm-water bath to remove the oil from your skin. Avoid using heavy soaps, which may remove much of the oil that has been absorbed into your skin.

• 6

  Repeat this process once a day for at least 15 days or until the back pain has completely subsided. See your doctor to treat your back pain if the use of garlic does not achieve results.

• 7

  Use additional garlic in your cooking during this time period. Most herbalists agree that there is no such thing as too much garlic.