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constipation, cough, dyspepsia,
fevers, headaches, Rheumatic
problems of the hip, Menorrhagia,
ophthalmia, scurvy, and many skin
disorders. (Clarke, 1900)
Pliny the Elder, of Roman
fame, stated that garlic has very
powerful properties. He claimed it
is an antidote for poisonous snakes
and dogs. He also said the odor
alone would drive away serpents and
scorpions. Many physicians and
herbalists used garlic as an
antidote for poisons. If they
didn't work, do you really think
the stories would have come to us
down the ages?
And, Pliny claimed garlic acted
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as an aphrodisiac. (Jones, 1964)
Vikings and Phoenicians carried
it with them on their excursions. It
undoubtedly prevented scurvy on those
long voyages. In the thirteenth
century, Marco Polo related the many
uses of garlic in his documented
journeys from the far east.
The Chinese, not to be outdone,
have known about and used garlic for
centuries. It was mentioned in the
Calendar of the Hsai over 2000 years
before Christ. Ballads said to be
written by Confucius mention garlic.
An ancient Welsh rhyme tells us
another story . . .
"Eat leeks in March and wild
garlic in May,
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