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Bug Off Garlic™
Ancient History Aids Modern Science
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| Much work to prepare and extremely sharp flavor make fresh cloves difficult to use. |
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| Springtime Bug Off Garlic: subdued flavor, easy to measure, stores over two years at room temperature, powerful aroma works great! Low allicin content means absolutely safe for daily, long term use. |
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| Worldwide popularity of garlic for horses has increased dramatically with the recent availability of safe, effective air-dried garlic granules – Springtime Bug Off Garlic is the #1 brand in the U.S.A. |
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Garlic – 5,000 Year Written History
Garlic has been used as food and medicine for as long as people have recorded history. Its use and highly esteemed value appear in ancient writings from Egypt, Sumeria, India, China, Persia, Greece, and Rome. In Biblical times, Jewish tribes not only used garlic for themselves, but as a potent parasite control and health tonic for their donkeys and other animals – a tradition still in existence today! Folk herbal healing methods that have lasted from over 5,000 years ago are considered of great value to modern scientists looking for evidence of efficacy and safety.
Garlic – Over 3,000 Scientific Studies
In fact, the reputation of garlic in the folklore of many cultures over the centuries has inspired thousands of scientific studies that have confirmed garlic's long time reputation as a powerful prophylactic and therapeutic agent.
SPRINGTIME'S EARLY INTEREST IN GARLIC CAME FROM A TOP RACING STABLE
Springtime's interest in garlic began in the early nineties on the recommendation of a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and valued customer. Bill Worthington trained a small but powerful racing stable at Philadelphia Park. Bill was an innovative and independent thinker who experimented extensively with natural food products.
Once described in a racing publication as one of the top ten small stable trainers in the U.S., Worthington twice won the Most Win Training Title going against stables with as many as four times the number of horses. In a 1990 Fall meet, he won 40% of his starts and finished in the money 64% of the time. In Bill's opinion, garlic picked up horses' appetites, kept coughs away, reduced flies, and aided endurance.
Whenever Bill talked, we listened!
Please note: Bill Worthington is now deceased, but publicly endorsed Springtime products when living. As he was a valued friend and advisor, we use his name again with the greatest respect for a true master horseman.
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All animal feed products in the United States are
regulated by a national organization called the Association of American Feed Control
Officials, Inc. (AAFCO). AAFCO, composed of each state’s agricultural department
officials, is responsible for monitoring safety issues regarding feeds and
supplements. AAFCO prohibits substances that may harm and lists approved
ingredients with a proven safety history. Such items are called GRAS (generally
recognized as safe), and are listed in AAFCO’s Official Publication. Garlic is
one of the many natural foods and herbs which have earned the GRAS status by
having a clean and clear history of use. AAFCO gathers information from many sources (for example, professional toxicologists from all over the United States) and they
really know what they are talking about! So there we have it. Garlic, the
world’s most popular health tonic, is backed by thousands of years of history
and recognized by leading veterinary, regulatory, medical, and scientific
organizations.
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Bug
Off Garlic™
A Safe, Natural Insect Repellent
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Internet
Resources
"...garlic
supplements may be able to fight off the ticks and hopefully decrease the risk
of Lyme disease..." |
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Tracey,
MS, Elizabeth. "Why the Swedish Army Hopes Garlic and ‘Lyme’ Don’t Mix."
WebMD Medical News Archive. 15 August 2000.
http://www.webmd.com/content/Article/36/1728_60394.htm |
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"...our
results suggest that garlic may be considered as a tick repellent for
individuals and populations at high risk for tick bite, rather than other
agents
that might have more adverse effects." |
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Mercola,
MD, Joseph. "Garlic Keeps the Ticks Away."
Mercola.com. 27 August 2000.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2000/08/27/garlic-tick-repellent.aspx |
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| "...there
were...fewer tick bites among those that took garlic..." |
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Brignall, ND, Matt. "Garlic Repels Ticks."
Healthnotes: Newswire. 24 August 2000.
http://www.cncahealth.com/nutritional-news.htm?org=cnca&page=newswire/hnwire_2000-08-24_2.cfm |
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Natural Mosquito Repellent – Garlic for Mosquito Control
Why Does Garlic Repel Mosquitoes?
"It’s
not clear why garlic should be an effective mosquito repellent. It would seem
that the powerful compounds such as allicin which garlic releases are inimical
to mosquitoes. They have therefore evolved to avoid garlic. Another possibility
is that the strong smell of garlic overwhelms the mosquito’s sense of smell and
prevents them from finding the prey (us!)...Whatever the mechanism, garlic’s
ability to repel a variety of pests has been proven scientifically." |
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Mendham,
Trevor.
"A Natural Mosquito
Repellent: Garlic for Mosquito Control."
Garlic Central. 2003-2005. http://www.garlic-central.com/mosquito.html |
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Springtime’s
Bug Off Garlic
is a special grade of garlic that has been low temperature dried (air-dried),
and carefully stored and handled to retain the highest level of bug repellent
potency. It produces a garlic odor more powerful than any other variety we have
found. Parasitic insects have a sense of smell that can be up to 10,000 times
more sensitive than a human’s. Garlic’s unique, pungent odor acts as one of its
several defenses against insects and other pests. Yet, the garlic odor itself
is mostly noticeable to humans only at feeding time.
In
recent years, there have been several crop spray products made from garlic that
prove garlic’s ability to repel insects. The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) considers these products so safe that a special "fast track"
registration is allowed for them because of their low risk status.
Veterinarians
versed in natural alternatives use garlic in their private practices throughout
the world. While best known for its health protective properties, garlic has
been used for centuries as an insect repellent. Springtime’s air-dried
garlic takes that benefit to a new level and is far safer than many chemical
products. You may use this product with total confidence. Year round,
long-term use is absolutely safe and highly recommended!
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You
Can Use Bug Off Garlic™ with Total Confidence
Garlic
preparations vary in chemistry –
air-dried is safest and most effective for insect repellent properties.
In
recent years, there have been several crop spray products made from garlic that
prove garlic's ability to repel insects. The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) considers these products so safe that a special "fast track"
registration is allowed for them because of their low risk status.
Interestingly,
these insect control products, like Springtime's Bug Off Garlic,
contain very little allicin, the oxidative component of raw garlic that can
cause problems if used in excess. Within minutes after garlic cloves are
crushed, allicin begins to break down into other health benefiting compounds.
(According to the National Institute of Cancer, these post-allicin compounds
are actually the most beneficial and desirable.) Post-allicin compounds produce
the strong garlic odor in Bug Off Garlic and are responsible
for its repellent properties.
A study* done at the
University of Guelph came up with these findings on allicin content:
| Air-Dried Garlic Powder (type sold by
Springtime) |
397
ug/gram |
| Fresh Garlic
Cloves |
3,192 ug/gram |
| Freeze-Dried Garlic
(commercial grade) |
6,756
ug/gram |
| Freeze-Dried Garlic
(used in study) |
9,200 ug/gram |
Relative
Allicin Content
Red
= Relative allicin content, per study.* Beige = Post allicin compounds
estimated relative content. Estimates per Springtime, Inc.
Veterinarians
versed in natural alternatives use garlic in their private practices throughout
the world. While best known for its health protective properties, garlic has
been used for centuries as an insect repellent. Springtime's air-dried
garlic takes that benefit to a new level and is far safer than many chemical
products. You may use this product with total confidence. Year round,
long-term use is absolutely safe and highly recommended!
 According
to Wendy Pearson, PhD., a garlic researcher at the University of Guelph, an
1,100 lb horse would have to eat more than two cups of fresh garlic cloves
(more than 500 gms) a day for an extended period before experiencing negative
effects.** Highly unlikely! Nine lbs a day of air-dried garlic? Impossible!
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*Pearson,
Wendy. "Garlic (Allium Sativum) for Horses: In Vitro Antibacterial
Activity and In Vivo Toxicity." Professor M.I. Lindinger. University
of Guelph, 2003.
**"Study Explores Use of Garlic in Horse Feed."News@Guelph.11 February 2004.
http://www.uoguelph.ca/atguelph/04-02-11/articles/horses.html
These
statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This
product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
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Many natural veterinarians choose
Bug Off Garlic™ for absolute safety,
healthy benefits, and greatest
insect repellant properties. |
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