GAR′LIC

Syn. Allium , L. The Allium sativum of botanists. It is diaphoretic, diuretic, expectorant, stimulant, and tonic; and externally, irritant, rubefacient, and even vesicant.— Dose , 1 ⁄ 2 dr. to 1 1 ⁄ 2 dr.; in enfeebled digestion, chronic diarrhœa, old chronic coughs, atonic dropsies, and worms. An antispasmodic and counter-irritant liniment is made of the juice, which was formerly esteemed in chest diseases and infantile convulsions. A small clove of garlic, or a few drops of the juice, was formerly introduced into the ear in certain forms of deafne . As a condiment its properties resemble those of the onion, than which it is much more powerful.