8 THINGS YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT GARLIC

.

YOGENDRA
AYURVEDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GARLIC

 

 

(S) Rasona,

  • "lacking one taste"

    •  as it consist all tastes except sour taste.

  • Pungent reside  in roots

  • bitter in leaves

  • astringent in its stem

  • saline at top of its stem and

  • sweet taste in its seeds.

Part Used:

  • rhizome

Energetics:

  • all but sour

  • mainly pungent/heating/ punget

    • VK-P+

Tissues:

  • works in all tissue elements

System:

  • digestive

  • respiratory

  • nervous

  • reproductive

  • circulatory

Actions:

  • stimulant

  • carminative

  • expectorant

  • rejuvenative

Indication:

  • colds

  • cough

  • asthma

  • heart disease

  • hypertension

  • cholesterol

  • arteriosclerosis

  • palpation

  • skin diseases

  • parasitic infection

  • rheumatism

  • hemorrhoids

  • edema

  • impotence

  • hysteria

Precautions:

  • hyperacidity

  • toxic heat in blood

  • high pitta

Preparation:

  • infusion (do not boil)

  • powder (100 to 500mg)

  • juice

  • medicated oil

 

  • GARLIC is most powerful rejuvenative herb.
    • It is a rasayana for vata, and also,
    • to a lesser degree, for kapha,
    • for the bone and nerve tissue.
    It also is a powerful detoxifier and is good for
    • chronic or periodic (vata) fevers.
  • It cleanes
    • Ama and
    • kapha
    form the
    • blood and
    • lymphatics.
    Yet its heating attribute can aggravate bleeding.
  • Its quality is tamasic.
    • Garlic can increases dullness of mind
    • while, on the other hand, may increase "groundedness".
  • It increases semen but
    • also has an irritant effect upon the reproductive organs.
    So while good as a medicine,
    • garlic may not be a good common-usage herb for those practicing yoga.

Tags