Garlic

Caution

Knoblauch · (Allium sativum)

Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae)

Description

Garlic is a species of bulbous flowering plants in the genus Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chives, Welsh onion, and Chinese onion. Garlic is native to Central Asia, northeastern Iran and the foothills of Himalayas.

Critical drug interactions with:

Antikoagulanzien und Thrombozytenaggregationshemmer (Warfarin, Phenprocoumon, DOAKs, ASS, Clopidogrel) · HIV-Proteaseinhibitoren (Saquinavir, Ritonavir, Darunavir) · Ciclosporin

Rawuse.plant_part.bulbInternalEMA well-established
Prevention of atherosclerotic vascular changes; supportive use in slightly elevated blood lipids and mild hypertension.
Preparation & dosage
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Tinctureuse.plant_part.bulbInternalTraditional use
Support in atherosclerosis prevention and mild arterial hypertension; traditional use for promoting circulation.
Preparation & dosage
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Tinctureuse.plant_part.bulbInternalClinical trial
Low-odour standardised powder preparations (enteric-coated) for lipid and blood-pressure lowering in slightly elevated values; allicin release in the small intestine.
Preparation & dosage
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Spiceuse.plant_part.bulbInternalFolk medicine
Daily culinary use as a digestion-promoting and circulation-supporting spice; preventive contribution to cardiovascular health.
Preparation & dosage
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Inhalationuse.plant_part.bulbInternalFolk medicine
Folk-medicinal use for early respiratory infections and head colds; volatile sulphur compounds are said to have mucolytic and antimicrobial effects.
Preparation & dosage
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Compressuse.plant_part.bulbExternalFolk medicine
Traditional folk use for warts and superficial fungal infections; local antimicrobial action by allicin.
Preparation & dosage
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Distribution in Europe

🤝 Permaculture Partners

In your garden, this plant acts as:

Pest Repellent Aromatic Repeller Medicinal

✨ Best symbiotic partners

🌿 Dill Classic companion-planting partner.
🌿 Apium graveolens Classic companion-planting partner.
🌿 Calendula officinalis Classic companion-planting partner.
🌿 Capsicum annuum Garlic deters spider mites and fungi.
🌿 Carrot Garlic deters carrot fly and fungi.
🌿 Eruca sativa Classic companion-planting partner.
🌿 Fragaria vesca Garlic deters strawberry fungi (grey mould).
🌿 Matricaria chamomilla Chamomile strengthens garlic and deters root fungi.
🌿 Echte_Katzenminze Classic companion-planting partner.
🌿 Basil Garlic protects basil from fungi.
🌿 Ocimum tenuiflorum Classic companion-planting partner.
🌿 Parsley Classic companion-planting partner.
🌿 Rhubarb Garlic deters rhubarb pests and root fungi.
🌿 Tomato Classic: garlic in every tomato bed — deters mildew.
🌿 Tagetes patula Classic companion-planting partner.
🌿 Tanacetum parthenium Classic companion-planting partner.
🌿 Tropaeolum majus Classic companion-planting partner.

⚠️ Better not planted together

🥬 Phaseolus vulgaris Classic companion-planting partner.
🥬 Phaseolus vulgaris Alliums inhibit legumes (classic rule).
🥬 Snap pea Classic companion-planting partner.
🥬 Pea Classic companion-planting partner.
🥬 Salvia officinalis Classic companion-planting partner.
🥬 Summer savory Classic companion-planting partner.
🥬 Fenugreek Classic companion-planting partner.

📦 Part of these planting sets:

Strawberry Alliance

Source: Gertrud Franck, Gesunder Garten durch Mischkultur (1980, eigene Kuration) | Helga und Margarete Langerhorst, Mein gesunder Naturgarten (eigene Kuration)