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Good idea to suck on garlic for sore throat?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Garlic good: Thats fine (if you can tolerate it that way).It contains allicin which provides wide ranging antimicrobial properties.

Answered 4/30/2013

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