Lehsan Ke Faiday: Cholesterol, BP Aur Zukam Mein Kitna Sach Hai

1. Lehsan: har salan ka saathi

Lehsan ke baghair hamara salan, biryani aur chutney adhoori lagte hain. Saath hi ghar ghar mein suna jata hai ke "kacha lehsan khao to cholesterol aur BP theek, zukam bhi door". In baaton mein kitna sach hai, yeh dekhna zaroori hai.

Hum yahan NIH ke National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) ke garlic fact sheet ko bunyad bana rahe hain, jo February 2025 mein update hua. Is mein lehsan ki koi khaas miqdar nahi batayi gayi, is liye hum bhi koi "roz itni kaliyan" ka hisaab nahi likh rahe.

2. Cholesterol par asar

NCCIH ke mutabiq garlic supplements un logon mein total aur LDL ("bura") cholesterol ko thora sa kam kar sakte hain jin ka cholesterol pehle se zyada ho. Yaad rahe, yeh "thora sa" kami hai, aur baat supplements ki ho rahi hai, khane mein daale gaye lehsan ki nahi.

Isliye lehsan ko cholesterol ki dawa ya parhez ka badal na samjhein. Agar doctor ne dawa di hai to wo jari rakhein.

3. Blood pressure par asar

NCCIH likhta hai ke mehdood evidence ke mutabiq garlic supplements high BP wale logon mein BP ko thora sa kam kar sakte hain. Yaani evidence abhi mazboot nahi.

Agar BP ka masla hai to namak kam karna, harkat, wazan par qaboo aur doctor ki dawa zyada bharosemand raste hain. Lehsan khane mein daalna acha hai, magar BP ki dawa chhodne ka sabab nahi.

4. Zukam aur immunity ka daawa

Lehsan ko sardi ke mausam mein immune nizam ka "booster" kaha jata hai. NCCIH ke mutabiq is par research bohat kam hui hai, aur aik 2022 ke review mein sirf do chhoti study mili jo kisi mumkina faide ki taraf ishara karti thin, wo bhi kamzoriyon ke saath.

Is liye "lehsan khao, zukam nahi hoga" jaisa wada nahi kiya ja sakta. Zukam mein aaram, paani aur garam sup ki aadat apni jagah qaim hai.

5. Cancer ka daawa

Kuch jagah lehsan ko cancer se bachao se jora jata hai. NCCIH ke mutabiq lehsan khane se pait (stomach) ke cancer ka khatra kam hota nazar nahi aata, aur colorectal cancer ke bare mein pakka kuch kehna mumkin nahi.

Yani yahan bhi bara daawa karna sahi nahi.

6. Ehtiyat: kab masla ho sakta hai

Lehsan ke supplements ke aam side effects mein saans aur jism ki boo, pait dard, gas aur matli shamil hain. Kuch logon ko allergy bhi hoti hai.

NCCIH ke mutabiq garlic supplements khoon behne ka khatra barha sakte hain. Agar aap khoon patla karne wali dawa ya aspirin lete hain, ya surgery hone wali hai, to apne doctor ko lehsan ke supplements ke bare mein zaroor batayein. Hamal ya doodh pilane ke dauran khane ki miqdar se zyada lehsan lene se pehle bhi poochein.

Kacha lehsan jild par seedha na lagayein: NCCIH ke mutabiq is se jild mein shadeed jalan ya jalne jaise zakhm ho sakte hain.

7. Roz ke khane mein kaise shamil karein

Lehsan ko salan, dal ke tarke aur chutney mein shamil karna asaan aur lazzat bhara tareeqa hai. Namak aur tel ki jagah masalon se zaiqa laane mein bhi yeh madadgar hai.

Magar yahan maqsad khane ka zaiqa hai, ilaaj nahi. Supplement ke bajaye ghar ke khane mein istemal behtar aur sasta hai.

8. Doctor se kab milein?

Agar cholesterol ya BP ki dawa le rahe hain, khoon patla karne wali dawa chal rahi hai, surgery hone wali hai, ya lehsan khane ke baad shadeed pait dard ya allergy ho, to doctor se milein.

Seene mein dard, saans phoolna, honton ya chehre par soojan ya behoshi jaisi soorat mein fori emergency mein jayein.

Hawalay (Sources)

• NCCIH (NIH): Garlic

Note: Yeh maloomat sirf aam agahi ke liye hai, ilaj ka mutabadal nahi. Koi bimari, hamal, ya musalsal alamaat hon to doctor se zaroor mashwara karein.