| Botanical Name (Latin):
Allium sativum
Sanskrit
Name:
Lashuna
Common Name (English):
Garlic
Type of
Herb: Western
Effect on the
Doshas:
Vata: - Pitta: +
Kapha: -
Rasa (Taste): katu
The six flavors are:
Madhura
(sweet) Amla (sour)
Lavana (salty)
Katu
(pungent) Tikta
(bitter) Kasaya (astringent)
Virya
(Energy): ushna
The two energies are:
Shita (cold)
Ushna (hot)
Vipak
(Post-Digestive Action):
katu
Guna
(Qualities):
The twenty gunas or qualities
of all substances are: Guru
(heavy) Manda
(dull) Shita
(cold) Ushna (hot)
Snigdha
(unctuous) Slaksna
(smooth) Sandra
(dense) Mridu
(soft) Sthira
(stable) Suksma
(subtle) Visada
(non-slimy) Laghu
(light) Tikshna
(sharp) Rooksha
(un-unctuous, dry) Khara
(rough) Drava
(liquid) Kathina
(hard) Sara
(unstable) Sthula
(gross) Piccila
(slimy)
Prabhava
(Special Potency):
Dhatu
Affinity (Tissues
Entered):
The seven dhatus or tissues
are: Rasa (plasma, lymph), Rakta
(red blood cells), Mamsa
(muscle tissue), Meda (adipose
tissue), Ashti (bone tissue),
Majja (bone marrow, nervous
tissue
, connective tissue), Shukra
(male reproductive tissue), Artava
(female reproductive tissue)
Pharmacological
Action:
coronary artery dilator, decongestant, digestive, antiseptic, anthelnitic, antibacterial, antiviral, expectorantbroncho dilator, antirheumatic, cardiac, anti-neoplastic, aphrodisiac, germicidal, stimulant, carminative, emmenogogue, alterative, beta blocker
Indications
(Uses):
rheumatism, cold, cough, congestion, parasites, hi cholesterol( means it has a lipotropic factor), rhematic pain, sleep problems, arthritis, arteriosclerosis, heart conditions, sciatica, underactive thyroid, Alzheimer's, jet lag, joint pain, sinus headache, osteoporosis--builds bone
Contraindications
(Cautions):
Constituents:
oil, protein, minerals, Ca, Fe, Phosphate, niacin, riboflavin, C, S, I, Cl,
Active
Substances:
allicin
Plant Part
Used:
bulb root, oil
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