Da Suan - 大蒜 - Bulbus Allii Sativi - Garlic Bulb

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Bulbus Allii Sativi
Common English:	Garlic Bulb

Category

Herbs that Expel Parasites (Anthelmintics)

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid	Warm	Stomach Large Intestine Spleen Lung	4.5-15g Acute infection: 8-20g eaten immediately Tincture: 0.5-2ml

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Kills parasites	Hookworms and pinworms and, with appropriate herbs for other types of intestinal parasites Tinea of the scalp
Disperses abscesses and reduces swellings	Primarily for early stages of abscesses and sores (internally and topically)
Resolves toxicity	Tinea and other pruritic rashes (primarily topically)
Promotes the movement of Qi, Reduces Stagnation, Resolves toxicity, Strengthens the Spleen, Warms the Stomach	Diarrhea and dysenteric disorders due to epidemic toxins or Food Stagnation (can be used as a stand-alone herb for mild cases of Food Stagnation)
Prevents influenza and treats shellfish poisoning	Bacterial and viral epidemics Shellfish poisoning

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Sm. Arecae Bing Lang Fr. Carpesi He Shi Cx. Meliae Ku Lian Pi	Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian	Vinegar Soaked
Dislodges and expels roundworms and hookworms and other intestinal parasites	Damp-Heat dysenteric disorders, consumption and sudden coughing	Abdominal Cold and pain from Cold Qi lodged in the Intestines and Stomach
Sesame Oil	Rice Gruel	Natrii Sulfas Mang Xiao Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
Topically for toxic swellings	Consumption	Intestinal abscess
Sm. Oryzae (30g) Geng Mi Rz. Bletillae (3g) Bai Ji	Fol. Perillae Zi Su Ye Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang
With 30g Da Suan, made into a porridge and taken twice daily for ninety days to treat tuberculosis	Various types of food poisoning

Notes

1. Its reach extends to all five Yin organs and every orifice.
2. Its actions are many. It treats accumulation of thin mucus or Food Stagnation (meat in particular), Cold pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, distention and fullness from Fluid Retention, diarrhea, malarial disorders, whooping cough, toxic swollen sores and snakebite.
3. Made into a paste and applied to the umbilicus, it clears edema and helps move stool and urine.
4. Bound to the center of the sole of the foot, it guides Heat downward, treating diarrhea and sudden turmoil dysenteric disorder and stopping nosebleeds.
5. For diarrhea and dysentery, decoct it and take it once a day for six days. An enema is another option.
6. To prevent viral infection, take 5g to 10g each day with meals or use a 10% solution as nose drops.
7. It should not be applied to the head.
8. To prevent pinworms, it can be mashed and applied around the anus, or rubbed as a paste onto areas likely to be exposed to hookworms.
9. According to some sources, it induces diaphoresis and is useful for febrile diseases, arteriosclerosis and hypertension.
10. One source advises against decocting it.
11. It is a common food, regarded as good for the cardiovascular system and as having certain anti-cancer properties. Daily use can promote health, although excessive intake has sometimes been linked to deterioration of the eyes.
12. It helps neutralize toxins and ease pain from centipede bites.
13. For itching, rashes and skin swelling, grind it and combine with sesame oil and salt into a paste for topical use.
14. For whooping cough, crush 30g into a paste, soak it for 12 hours in twice its volume of water, strain, and add a little sugar. Give it three times a day for ten to fifteen days.
15. As a topical paste it treats vaginitis caused by amoebae or trichomonas.
16. To prevent influenza, encephalitis and other infectious diseases, put a 10% solution into the nostrils and take 5g to 10g with each meal.