Garlic can cure stomach problems. The nature of garlic is pungent and warm in Chinese medicine terms, and it can be very effective in treating stomach disorders with a deficiency of cold in the spleen and stomach. However, it is best to combine it with other medicines to remove its associated drastic nature. Garlic is considered in modern medicine to have certain benefits for the stomach, first of all garlic can inhibit bacteria and prevent their growth, for example for gastritis mainly Helicobacter pylori. Also garlic can strengthen the stomach and increase gastrointestinal motility, which can stimulate the gastric mucosa and cause a progressive increase in gastric acid as well. It is very effective for what modern medicine calls atrophic gastritis. In clinical practice, garlic cannot be used alone to cure gastric diseases, it has to be combined with other medicines to achieve good results.