{"id":371,"date":"2012-10-24T03:14:14","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T03:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/?p=371"},"modified":"2013-02-13T05:31:51","modified_gmt":"2013-02-13T05:31:51","slug":"garlic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/herbalpedia.info\/PCC\/?p=371","title":{"rendered":"Garlic ~ Allium sativa"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Latin name<\/em>: Allium sativa<\/p>\n

Family<\/em>: Liliaceae<\/p>\n

Part used<\/em>: bilb (cloves)<\/p>\n

Habitat<\/em>: cultivated worldwide<\/p>\n

Main constituents<\/em>: volatile oil (allicin); B vitamins, mineral flavonoids<\/p>\n

Energetics<\/em>: heating, stimulating, drying<\/p>\n

Main herbal actions<\/em>: antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic, carminative, natriuretic<\/p>\n

Minor herbal actions<\/em>: anticoagulant, antithrombotic, hypotensive, hypocholesterolemic, antidiabetic<\/p>\n

Main medicinal uses<\/em>: bacterial infection<\/span>, hypertension, atherosclerosis, dysentery, diabetes<\/p>\n

Minor medicinal uses<\/em>: colds, flu, asthma, bronchitis<\/p>\n

Preparations<\/em>: 1:1 tincture: 30-60 gtt qd-qid; fresh clove with food<\/p>\n

Contraindications<\/em>: patients with hot constitutions; acute inflammation, insomnia, dehydration, hypoglycemia, pemphigus, impending surgery (possible), organ transplants, concomitant use of anticoagulants; large amounts can inhibit iodine uptake by thyroid<\/p>\n

Toxicity<\/em>: may cause GI upset in sensitive individuals<\/p>\n

Sources<\/em>: Sharol Tilgner, N.D.: Herbal Medicine from the Heart of the Earth<\/span>; Wren, R.C. Potter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations<\/span><\/p>\n

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Garlic (circulatory slide 48)<\/span><\/h3>\n

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