GARLIC
(Allium sativum)
clove garlic

Description: Perennial, has a clustered bulb made up of several bulblets (cloves) enclosed in a papery tunic. Single stem, smooth, round, surrounded at the bottom by tubular leaf sheaths from which grow the long, flat, linear leaves. Stem, 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 which can be used in just about every dish. Anthelmintic, antispasmodic, carminative, cholagogue, digestive, diuretic, expectorant, febrifuge, antifungal. The bulb contains, iron, vitamins and mildly antibiotic. Taken raw, 2-3 cloves, relieves various problems with poor digestion, purifies the blood, helps control acne, reduces blood pressure, cholesterol and clotting. Helps in candida, cholera, salmonella, dysentery. It clears phlegm, helps in colds, bronchitis, tuberculosis and whooping cough. A cold extract used as an enema for intestinal worms, especially pin worms.

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