Garlic Garlic is the bulb of Liliaceae garlic, which is cultivated all over the country. In May, when the leaves are dry, dig and dry them. Eat raw.
This medicine is Xin Wen. Enter spleen, stomach and lung meridians.
Efficacy: detoxifying, killing insects, reducing swelling and stopping dysentery.
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1. Used for carbuncle, swelling, furuncle and scabies. Garlic has good detoxification, insecticidal and detumescence effects for external use or internal use. In order to treat the initial furuncle, garlic slices can be applied to the swollen part (the main point of surgery). Folks also often use garlic slices for external rubbing or mashing to treat itchy skin or tinea capitis.
2. Dysentery, diarrhea, tuberculosis and cough. Can be used alone or in combination with compound prescription. For example, take garlic porridge and bletilla striata powder to treat tuberculosis and hemoptysis. For the treatment of diarrhea, it can be used alone or with 10% garlic infusion for retention enema. Garlic can also prevent and treat infectious diseases such as influenza, epidemic encephalitis and Japanese encephalitis.
3. hookworm disease, pinworm disease. To cure pinworm disease, garlic can be mashed, added with a little tea oil, and applied around the anus before going to bed.
In addition, garlic can also strengthen the spleen and regulate the stomach, and can be used to treat epigastric pain, anorexia or dyspepsia.
Usage and dosage: Apply proper amount externally, pound, slice and rub or separate garlic moxibustion. Oral 5 ~ 10g, or eaten raw or made into syrup.
Pay attention to the use of external clothing, which will cause skin redness, burning, and even blistering, and should not be used for too long. It is not suitable for people with yin deficiency and excessive fire and diseases of eyes, tongue, throat, mouth and teeth. Pregnant women should not use enema.
Ancient book abstracts
1. Famous doctor's record: "Eliminating carbuncle, swelling and sores, removing wind poison."
2. Compendium of Materia Medica: "Its strong qi can clear the five internal organs, reach the orifices, dispel cold and dampness, dispel evil spirits, eliminate carbuncle and swelling, and accumulate flesh, which is also a merit."
Modern research
1. chemical constituents: mainly garlic oil (volatile oil), allicin, sulfinate and S- alkane (alkene) -L- cysteine derivatives. γ-L- glutamic acid polypeptide, glycoside, polysaccharide, lipid and various enzymes.
2. Pharmacological effects: Garlic has a strong broad-spectrum antibacterial effect, and can inhibit and kill Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella dysenteriae, Helicobacter pylori, various pathogenic superficial fungi, Candida albicans, rickettsia tsutsugamushi, influenza virus B, herpes virus, trichomonad, amoeba, etc. in female private parts. The bacteriostatic effect of purple garlic is better than that of white garlic, and fresh garlic is stronger than dried garlic. It can also reduce cholesterol and triglyceride, prevent and treat atherosclerosis, and reduce blood lipid may be related to reducing endogenous cholesterol synthesis. Garlic oil can inhibit platelet aggregation and increase fibrinolytic activity. This product can also resist tumor, mutation and block the synthesis of ammonium nitrite. In addition, it has different degrees of anti-inflammatory, immune enhancement, anti-oxidation, anti-aging, blood pressure lowering, liver protection, blood sugar lowering, sperm killing, uterus excitement, lead excretion and other effects.
3. Clinical research: It is reported that garlic or its proper compatibility has a satisfactory effect in treating dysentery, children's fungal enteritis, whooping cough, tuberculosis, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, children's fungal pneumonia, acute appendicitis, acute mastitis, tinea versicolor and other diseases. In recent years, it has also been reported that 172 cases of infantile cryptosporidium infectious diarrhea were treated with allicin, which was less than 1 80mg/ day, 1 ~ 2 years old 1.20mg/ day, and 2 ~ 4 years old 1.60mg/ day, all of which were used. Mash garlic (peeled) 100g into paste; 50g of plum peel, 0/00ml of water/kloc, 20ml of decoction; 10g ginger mash to get juice, add 6g honey and mix well. The above medicines are made into paste, applied around joints, and bandaged. After local fever and tingling sensation appear for 30-50 minutes, remove the dressing and expose the affected area. Treatment of arthritis 104 cases. The total effective rate was 95.2% (Sichuan traditional Chinese medicine, 1988), and 60mg of allicin was added to 500ml of 5% glucose injection for intravenous drip 1 time a day, and the effective rate was 77.23% (China Journal of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine,10/case) In addition, it can be used to treat hyperlipidemia, prostatitis, alopecia areata, verruca plana, acute nephritis, advanced cancer and other diseases, as well as lead poisoning.
4. Adverse reactions: Garlic juice is strongly irritating when applied locally, and excessive external application of garlic can cause redness, burning and blistering of the skin. Oral garlic can stimulate gastrointestinal mucosa. Garlic injection may cause coronary artery contraction and aggravate myocardial ischemia. When patients with coronary heart disease use garlic and its preparation, they should stop taking it immediately when angina pectoris is aggravated or frequent.
Garlic preservation
1, oil flooding method
In some countries and regions, garlic is crushed and stored in oil, which is actually a common preservation method. Peel garlic first, put it in a clean box or jar, pour a layer of vegetable oil or put garlic in oil and store it in a cool place, so as to isolate garlic from air and delay its germination and deterioration. Preserve garlic with oil, preferably in the refrigerator to prevent bacteria from growing.
2, hanging Tibetan method
If you want to eat the original fresh garlic, you might as well buy more at one time and braid it. After that, hang garlic braids in ventilated places such as windows or windows, which can delay the germination time of garlic and eat fresh garlic every time. If you are afraid of trouble, the sugar and garlic with breathable gauze sold in the supermarket can be hung upside down in a ventilated place.
3. Refrigeration method
Garlic is not suitable for hanging if you buy less. At this time, it is best to put garlic in the freezer like other vegetables. Never freeze. Garlic can be kept for at least half a month at a suitable low temperature, and it will not germinate or rot.
4. Salting method
If you don't have high requirements on the freshness of garlic and the amount of garlic is not large, you can peel garlic, put it in a clean box and sprinkle a handful of salt on it. Garlic preserved in this way will not germinate for a long time.