即葫。宣、通窍辟恶。
辛热有毒。开胃健脾。消谷化食。（肉食尤验。）辟秽驱邪。通五脏。达诸窍。（凡极臭
极香
之物、皆能通窍。）去寒滞。解暑气。辟瘟疫。消痈肿。（捣烂、麻油调敷。）破症积。（捣贴
亦妙。）杀蛇虫蛊毒。治中暑不醒。（捣和地浆、温服。）捣贴足心。能引热下行。治鼻衄不
止。捣纳肛门。能通幽门。治关格不通。敷脐能达下焦。消水。利大小便。切片灼艾。灸一
切痈疽恶疮肿核。（李迅痈疽方论云∶痈疽着灸、胜于用药、缘热毒中膈、上下不通、必得
毒瓦斯发泄、然后解散、初起便用独头大蒜、切片灸之、三壮一易、百壮为率、但头项以上、
切不可灸、恐引气上、更生大祸也、史源云∶有灸至八百壮者、约艾一筛、初坏肉不痛、直
灸到好肉方痛、至夜火 、满背高阜、头孔数百、则毒外出、否则内逼五脏而危矣。）性热
气臭。生痰动火。散气耗血。昏目损神伐性。（五荤皆然、而蒜尤甚、楞严经云∶五荤熟食
发淫、生啖增恚、释氏以其有损性灵、故绝之也、炼形家以小蒜大蒜韭芸苔胡荽为五荤、道
家以韭薤蒜芸苔胡荽为五荤、佛家以大蒜小蒜兴渠慈葱 葱为五荤、慈葱、冬葱也、 葱、
山葱也、兴渠、西域之菜、云即中国之荽、一说即阿魏也。）虚弱有热之人。切勿沾唇。独
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It is the same as *Hu* (Allium sativum var. nigrum). It has the effects of dispersing, unblocking orifices, and repelling foulness.
Pungent in flavor, hot in nature, and toxic. It opens the stomach and strengthens the spleen. Promotes digestion of grains. (Especially effective for meat accumulation.) Repels filth and drives away evil pathogens. Unblocks the five zang organs. Reaches all orifices. (Any substance with an extremely strong odor, whether foul or fragrant, can unblock orifices.) Removes cold stagnation. Resolves summerheat. Prevents epidemics. Reduces carbuncles and swellings. (Mashed and mixed with sesame oil for topical application.) Breaks up masses and accumulations. (Topical application of mashed garlic is also excellent.) Kills snake, insect, and gu poison. Treats unconsciousness due to heatstroke. (Mashed and mixed with earth slurry, taken warm.) Mashed and applied to the soles of the feet, it guides heat downward. Treats persistent epistaxis. Inserted into the anus, it unblocks the pylorus. Treats guan-ge syndrome (obstruction of both urination and defecation). Applied to the umbilicus, it reaches the lower jiao. Eliminates edema. Promotes urination and bowel movements. Sliced and used with moxa, it treats all kinds of carbuncles, ulcers, malignant sores, and swollen nodules. (Li Xun stated in his treatise on carbuncles and ulcers: For carbuncles and ulcers, moxibustion is superior to medication. This is because heat-toxin is trapped in the middle jiao, causing obstruction between upper and lower parts; the toxin must be vented out before it can resolve. At the initial stage, use a single-clove garlic, slice it, and apply moxibustion. Change every three moxa cones, with one hundred cones as a standard limit. However, moxibustion must never be applied above the head and neck, lest it draw qi upward and cause greater disaster. Shi Yuan reported cases of up to eight hundred moxa cones, using approximately one sieve of moxa. Initially, the necrotic tissue does not hurt; pain is only felt when the healthy tissue is reached. By night, the fire steams the back, creating hundreds of holes on the elevated areas, allowing the toxin to exit externally; otherwise, the toxin will force inward into the five zang organs, leading to critical danger.) Its nature is hot, and its odor is pungent. It generates phlegm and stirs fire. Scatters qi and consumes blood. Blurs vision, damages spirit, and harms vitality. (This applies to all five pungent vegetables, but garlic is particularly severe. The *Lankavatara Sutra* states: Cooked five pungents provoke lust, while raw ones increase anger. Buddhists prohibit them because they damage spiritual purity. Daoist alchemists classify small garlic, large garlic, Chinese chives, turnip greens, and coriander as the five pungents. Daoists classify Chinese chives, wild leek, garlic, turnip greens, and coriander as the five pungents. Buddhists classify large garlic, small garlic, asafoetida, winter onion, and mountain onion as the five pungents. Winter onion refers to *Conger japonicus*; mountain onion refers to *Allium victorialis*. Asafoetida is a vegetable from the Western Regions; some say it is equivalent to Chinese coriander, others say it is Ferula assa-foetida.) Persons who are deficient and have heat syndromes should absolutely avoid consuming it. Single-clove