--- title: Garlic Being Used in the U.K. to Cure Trees of Deadly Diseases description: Garlic contains the compound allicin, which has been found to cure several diseases in trees canonical: https://time.com/3480014/garlic-injection-trees-disease/ author: Rishi Iyengar article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-08T05:05:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T10:38:55.055Z article:section: Science og:title: Garlic Can Cure Sick Trees og:description: It contains a compound called allicin, which has antibacterial properties. og:url: https://time.com/3480014/garlic-injection-trees-disease/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0034d138a29581f7/69875f3acd68487f10096eaf/456793292.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Autumn Colours Begin To Show In The UK og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Garlic Can Cure Sick Trees twitter:description: It contains a compound called allicin, which has antibacterial properties. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0034d138a29581f7/69875f3acd68487f10096eaf/456793292.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Garlic Is Being Used in the U.K. to Cure Trees of Deadly Diseases > Sponsored content. 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Future Proof is free at time.com/newsletters. by [Rishi Iyengar](https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Oct 8, 2014 5:05 AM UTC  Autumn colors begin to show on trees in Royal Victoria Park in Bath, England, on Oct. 7, 2014 Autumn colors begin to show on trees in Royal Victoria Park in Bath, England, on Oct. 7, 2014 Matt Cardy—Getty Images by [Rishi Iyengar](https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Oct 8, 2014 5:05 AM UTC It might not be great for vampires, but it turns out garlic can be very good for trees. Trees in the U.K. are being [injected](http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29522647) with a garlic extract to cure them of deadly diseases, the BBC reports. “Over the last four years we have treated 60 trees suffering badly with bleeding canker of horse chestnut. All of the trees were cured,” said Jonathan Cocking, an arboreal specialist involved with the development and deployment of the treatment. “This result has been broadly backed up by 350 trees we have treated all over the country, where we have had a 95% success rate,” Cocking told the BBC. Garlic contains a compound called allicin, which has antibacterial properties and can fight fungal infections too. The injection device, which is being deployed in forests in the English Midlands, is made up of a pressurized chamber with eight tubes that inject the allicin solution directly into a tree’s sap system. The needles are positioned to ensure the even spread of allicin all around the tree. According to the BBC, scaling up this method of treatment is costly and impractical. 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