Kris, thanks for the great question.

What we know is that two cultivars of the garlic species, Allium sativum L. are widely available. Other varieties do exist but they are not as far as we know commercial. These two species are the common white (softneck) variety and a purple (hardneck) variety which you are more likely to find in a specialist store. The sulphur content is responsible for garlics main medicinal properties but recent studies revealed higher saponins exist in purple garlic with better health potential. We also advise not to remove the outer tunic of purple garlic as this contains bioactive compounds. That said, eating any type of raw garlic will help as an anti-inflammatory since Allicin looses its beneficial properties after heating. Here’s a couple of links if you would like to delve more into the subject:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc//PMC6152257/

https://garlics.com/blog/purple-garlic-and-white-garlic/

Your comment is excellent. (I’m surprised it wasn’t censored like mine.
Boiling garlic would render the active components, most notably allacin, ineffective. For garlic to cure Covid-19 or any other RNA-based virus, ORGANIC garlic cloves must be removed from the bulb, and immediately peeled, chewed and swallowed. I weighed approximately 205 lbs. when I contracted the Alpha variant in March, 2020. I consumed 8 cloves in 1 sitting with soup. The symptoms vanished the following day. I nevertheless consumed 6 cloves with soup or salad that day. On the 3rd day, the fever reappeared though my temperature was not high so I consumed 7 cloves with food. The symptoms disappeared by the next morning and never returned. For the following 2 weeks, I had a non-infectious sinus drain. It should be noted I was taking a multi-vitamin and other supplements during this period. Garlic’s fantastic success in curing viruses is well-established in scientific studies in juried publications. Ironically, even the National Institute of Health, with Dr. Fauci as head of its subsidiary organization, acknowledges this.

Hi Kelly, thank you for getting in touch and sharing your experience with garlic and how it has relieved your symptoms of COVID-19. Garlic has some powerful anti inflammatory effects and along with many other plants it has been shown to reduce viral loads. It sounds like you have a good regimen to follow to regain your health. May we suggest you add Vitamin D3, cholecalciferol to your supplements as this has additional effects in preventing blood clots via reduction in D-Dimer fragments. You may enjoy our article
https://urbanagnews.com/blog/functional-food/can-plant-phytonutrients-grown-in-a-controlled-environment-help-people-recover-from-covid-19-and-long-covid/

Glad you found the benefits of garlic useful!