1. Names:

Sanskrit:	Rasonah, Rason		Enlarge photo
English:	Garlic
Botanical:	Allium sativum
Hindi:	Lahasun
Telugu:	Vellulli
Common names:	Vellai puntu, Vellaipundu, Lasun, Lahsun, Tellagadda
Family name:	Liliaceae

2. Parts used:

• Bulb

3. Properties and Action According to Indigenous Medical Systems:

• Veerya: Ushna.
• Rasa: Kara.
• Guna: Guru.

4. Uses:

• It is stimulant, diuretic in small doses, when taken internally.
• Galactagogue, emmenagogue, intestinal antiseptic, expectorant, antimalarial, antifilarial, antitubercular, anthelmintic by nature.
• Good remedy for asthma.
• It is aphrodisiac and tonic in proper doses.
• Externally, antiseptic, rubefacient, counter-irritant and blistering.

5. Names due to Physical properties:

• Suklakanda: White bulb.
• Ugragandha:Pungent smell.

6. Names due to Medical properties:

• Vatarihi: It balances Vata.

7. Reference:

Vasthu guna deepika, Vasthu guna prakashika, Chakradatta, Susrutam, Basabarajeezam, Bhavaprakashika, Vangacena, Charakasamhita, Vagvatamu, Hareetasamhita, Srijanakalpavalli.

8. Caution:

In large doses, it is an irritant and produces flatulence, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea etc.

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