common name | Garlic |
family | Liliaceae |
This product is the dried bulb of the garlic (Garlic Allium Sativum L.) from the Lily Bulb family. It is harvested in spring and summer, with the outer skin removed, and then dried in the sun.
bubble_chart Properties and Meridians
Acrid, warm.
Warming the middle, strengthening the stomach, aiding digestion, regulating qi, removing toxins, and killing worms.
Cold pain in the abdomen, food stagnation, vomiting and diarrhea caused by unclean food or food poisoning, dysentery; enterobiasis, hookworm disease; subcutaneous nodules in the lungs, whooping cough; external contraction of wind-cold leading to common cold and headache; abscesses, boils, and toxic swellings, as well as ringworm and sores.
Consumed raw, stewed, boiled, decocted into a soup, mashed into pills, or made into syrup for ingestion. For external use, it can be mashed and applied, sliced, or used in moxibustion with garlic.
bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications
Those with yin deficiency and effulgent fire, as well as those suffering from eye diseases, tongue, throat, oral and dental issues, and armpit odor, should avoid consuming it.
bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology
Contains protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin C, carotene, sugars, and volatile oils, with the main components being allicin and alliin. Additionally, it contains garlic glycosides. This product can prevent cancer. The allicin in garlic can also stimulate gastric juice secretion, enhance appetite, and aid digestion. Large doses can reduce gastric juice secretion. It has antibacterial and antiprotozoal effects, with purple-skinned garlic generally being stronger than white-skinned garlic, and raw use being stronger than cooked use.
bubble_chart Modern Application
It is now also used for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, influenza, and epidemic meningitis.