Garlic


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Uses in magic and herbal remedies.

Check with a medical professional before using any homeopathic remedy, herb(s), or herbal supplement(s)!

Latin Name: allium vineale

Planetary Ruler: Mars

Element: Fire

Magical Properties:

Garlic is associated with the magical properties of protection, healing, strength, endurance, and speed.

If you carry a clove of garlic in your pocket while traveling on water it is supposed to help prevent you from drowning. Peeled garlic cloves can be hung above the entrance to your home or buried in your home to keep evil away or prevent it from entering your home. Some parents have even placed a clove of garlic under their child's pillow to keep them protected while sleeping.

If you are trying to ward of an ex or unwanted lover/spouse you can cross two pins and place them in a clove of garlic. Bury the garlic at a crossroads then get the individual to cross the buried garlic clove. Legend has it that they will lose interest and leave you alone.

Carrying garlic with you or eating it are said to increase speed, strength, and endurance. In the past, soldiers carried garlic with them for this particular purpose. It was also given to slaves because it was thought to ward of illness and disease.

If you have a cut or bruise, rubbing a clove of cut garlic over it and then placing the clove under running water is thought to wash away the wound or sore.

Medicinal Uses:

Garlic contains Allicin which acts as a mild antibiotic, similar to a weak penicillin. Cooking the garlic weakens its antibiotic properties, however.

It can be used on sores, cuts, viruses, colds, flues, issues with kidneys, the bladder, ear aches, worms (in both humans and animals) and blood problems such as high blood pressure.

If taken internally, garlic can be taken in cloves along with basil or mint to help combat garlic's strong odor. You can also make a tincture by soaking pound of peeled and chopped garlic cloves in a quart of brandy. Place them in an airtight container and shake everyday. After two weeks, strain and bottle the mixture. Take 25-30 drops of this a day.

You can make a garlic cough suppressant for the flu or respiratory issues by taking 1lb of garlic and peeling and slicing it. Pour boiling water over it and let it sit twelve hours. Then add sugar until it turns into a syrup. You can then add honey to give it a better flavor.

For a sore throat, place garlic cloves in a half a cup of boiling water. Let it set over night and then drink it the next morning.

For an earache, peel a clove of garlic and heat it in virgin olive oil. Allow it to cool then strain it and use a few drops in the affected ear.

Garlic Treatments: Keep in mind that herbal remedies shouldn't be used in place of modern medicine.


Side Effects: The odor can linger on the breath and seep through the pores. To help with this, eat basil thyme or mint when eating garlic.

Individuals with allergies to garlic, chives, leeks, and onions shouldn't eat or handle garlic. Pregnant women, those with sensitive stomachs and skin also shouldn't handle or consume large amounts of garlic.

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