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| Allium sativum | |||
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| Name | |||
| Garlic | |||
| Biological Name | |||
| Allium sativum Liliaceae |
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| Other Names | |||
| Garlic, Lashan, Rasonam, Lashuna Veluthulli, Ugragandha, Mlecchagandha, Lesan |
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| Description | |||
| Garlic is closely related to onion and chives. The largest commercial garlic production is in central California. The bulb is used. | |||
| Parts Used | |||
| Bulb and oil | |||
| Active Compounds | |||
| The sulfur compound allicin, produced by crushing or chewing fresh garlic, in turn produces other sulfur compounds: ajoene, allyl sulfides, and vinyldithiins. | |||
| History | |||
| Garlic is mentioned in the Bible and the Talmud. Hippocrates, Galen, Pliny the Elder, and Dioscorides all mention the use of garlic for a large number of conditions, including parasites, respiratory problems, poor digestion, and low energy. Its use in China was first mentioned in A.D. 510. Louis Pasteur confirmed the antibacterial action of garlic in 1858. | |||
| Medicinal Applications | |||
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Action alterative, anthelmintic, antiparasitic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, carminative, detoxifier, disinfectant, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, rubefacient, rejuvenative, stimulant, vesicant Uses Garlic is beneficial in: Asthma Circulatory Effects: Note: Garlic only keeps clotting in check, a benefit for persons at risk for cardiovascular disease. It cannot effectively replace stronger anticlotting drugs; its primary value is as a preventive. Antimicrobial Actions: Anticancer Actions: Miscellaneous Garlic is often applied to indolent tumors, ulcerated surfaces and wounds. A poultice of the bulb is used for scrofulous sores and ring worm. A clove of Garlic when introduced into the ear passage give relief of ear-ache. It is locally used in sciatica, paralysis and neuralgic pains. Raw Garlic juice is inhaled in whooping cough and pulmonary tuberculosis. The oil in which Garlic has been fried is believed to be a useful liniment for rheumatic pains, nervous diseases like infantile convulsions, scabies and maggot infested wounds. Garlic is useful for fevers, coughs, flatulence, disorders of the nervous system, agues, dropsical affections, pulmonary phthisis, whooping cough, gangrene of the lung and dilated bronchi. A decoction of garlic made with milk and water is given in hysteria, flatulence and sciatica. A syrup of garlic is a valuable remedy for asthma, hoarseness, disorders of the chest and lungs. The garlic oil is useful for paralytic and rheumatic affections. |
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Most people enjoy garlic. However, some individuals who are sensitive to it may experience heartburn and flatulence. Because of garlic's anti-clotting properties, persons taking anticoagulant drugs should check with their nutritionally oriented doctor before taking garlic. Those scheduled for surgery should inform their surgeon if they are taking garlic supplements. There are no known contra-indications to the use of garlic during pregnancy and lactation. |
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| Safety | |||
| Most people enjoy garlic. However, some
individuals who are sensitive to it may experience heartburn and flatulence.
Because of garlic's anti-clotting properties, persons taking anticoagulant drugs should check with their nutritionally oriented doctor before taking garlic. Those scheduled for surgery should inform their surgeon if they are taking garlic supplements. There are no known contra-indications to the use of garlic during pregnancy and lactation. |
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