Liliaceae Allium sativum L.

Cultivated Garlic

Cherokee - Drug, Ear Medicine

Use documented by:
Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 35

View all documented uses for Allium sativum L.

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Scientific name: Allium sativum L.
USDA symbol: ALSA2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Cultivated Garlic
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Cherokee
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Ear Medicine
Notes: Used 'to remove deafness.'

RECRD: 80845 id: 2215

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