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the month of November says, " Set garlicke 

 and beans, at St. Edmund the king." 



Every part of the garlic, but more es- 

 pecially the root, has an acrimonious and 

 almost caustic taste; it abounds in sharp sub- 

 tle particles, which render its odour so pow- 

 erful and penetrating, that, if it be applied to 

 the feet, its scent is soon discovered in the 

 breath, and when taken internally, its smell 

 is communicated through the pores of the 

 skin, even to the fingers. Hence in cold 

 and phlegmatic habits it proves a powerful 

 expectorant, diuretic, and emmenagogue, and, 

 if the patient is kept warm, a sudorific. 



Coles tells us, that an old man who by ly- 

 ing in the cold during the winter season had 

 almost lost the innate or natural heat of his 

 stomach, and whose appetite was nearly gone, 

 after many hot medicines used in vain, at 

 length was cured with garlic. 



This pungent root warms and stimulates 

 the solids, and attenuates tenacious juices, 

 by its penetrating powers. It is said, that if 

 a clove of it be kept in the mouth, it is an 

 effectual preservative against infection. The 

 Hungarians esteem it the most efficacious 

 preventative against pestilential disorders. 



It is said to be of great service in humoral 



