Garlic
(Allium sativum)
clove garlic
Description:
This perennial, has a clustered bulb made up of several bulblets
(cloves) enclosed in a papery tunic. The single stem is smooth
and round, surrounded at the bottom by tubular leaf sheaths
from which grow the long, flat, linear leaves. The stem is topped
by a rounded umbel of small, white flowers. The entire umbel
is at first enclosed in a teardrop-shaped leaf, which eventually
falls off. Widely cultivated.
Edible,
Medicinal: A versatile seasoning that enhances many dishes.
It is a anthelmintic, antispasmodic, carminative, cholagogue,
digestive, diuretic, expectorant, febrifuge, and antifungal.
The bulb contains, iron, vitamins and a mild antibiotic. Taken
raw, 2-3 cloves, it helps with poor digestion, purifies the
blood, helps control acne, reduces blood pressure, cholesterol
and clotting, candida, cholera, salmonella, and dysentery. It
clears phlegm, helps in colds, bronchitis, tuberculosis and
whooping cough. A cold extract can be used as an enema for intestinal
worms, especially pin worms.
