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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Allium sativum

Common Name
Thum; Suan; Hsiao Suan; Sarimsak; Ail; Sir; Ajo; Garlic; Lai; Ail De Cuisine; Samersaq; Lasan; Cropleek; Bawang Poetih; Rosina; Bawang puteh

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Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Ache(Ear) Elsewhere *
Ache(Ear) Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Ache(Ear) Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Ache(Ear) China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Ache(Ear) Elsewhere *
Ache(Stomach) Trinidad *
Ache(Stomach) Mexico(Kickapoo) *
Ache(Tooth) Haiti Brutus, T.C., and A.V. Pierce-Noel. 1960. Les Plantes et les Legumes d'Hati qui Guerissent. Imprimerie De L'Etat, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Ache(Tooth) China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Ache(Tooth) Elsewhere *
Ache(Tooth) Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Alopecia Elsewhere *
Amebiasis China Leung, Albert Y. 1980. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients. John Wiley and Sons, N.Y.
Antidote China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Antidote(Scorpion) Elsewhere Krochmal, Arnold and Connie. 1973. A guide to the medicinal plants of the United States. Quadrangle/The N.Y. Times Book Co.
Antiseptic China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Antiseptic Elsewhere *
Antiseptic Haiti Brutus, T.C., and A.V. Pierce-Noel. 1960. Les Plantes et les Legumes d'Hati qui Guerissent. Imprimerie De L'Etat, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Antiseptic Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Antiseptic Elsewhere *