Allium sativum - Garlic

Allium sativum is a herbaceous, perennial plant producing 6 - 12 leaves. It can grows up to 15 - 60cm long and a flowering scape 25 - 80cm tall from a single, underground bulb. The plant divides, forming in time a cluster of plants. In cultivation the plant is grown as an annual - individual cloves being planted in early winter or spring and the bulbs being harvested in the summer.

Uses

Ringworm, Dysentery, Heart attacks, Wounds^[1]

Parts Used

Tumor^[1]

Chemical Composition

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Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Bellulli
Hindi	Lasun
Malayalam	Vellulli
Tamil	Vallaipundu
Telugu	Vellulli
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Lashuna
English	Garlic

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Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Bulb

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
				Flowering season is February to April

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
					Fruiting season is February to April

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Akshaya Taila, Arthret, Aamavaata Taila, Obestril, Kshara Tailam, Gas cure, Gorochanaadi Gutika, Decajaim, Digestone, Datri Taila, Nirgundi Taila, Neuronil Oil, Bhunaga Tailam, Mensofit, Hingutriguna Taila^[1]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

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How to plant/cultivate

Garlic was originally a plant of warm temperate areas with a distinct cold season and a change of daylength from short days in the winter to long days in the summer.^[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.497, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.
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External Links

[Karnataka_Medicinal_Plants-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.497, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.

[chemical_composition-2] [Chemistry]

[Leaf-3] [Morphology fruiting season is ]

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-4] Cultivation details

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