The medical uses of the garlic plant, Allium sativa are described. In different periods of history, beginning with ancient times, it has variously been used as a stomach stimulant, febrifuge, intestinal disinfectant, expectorant, anti-asthmatic, carminative, tonic, digestive aperient, cholagogue and germicidal. It has also been used to cure deafness, and scabies, to reduce fever and the cholesterol level, to treat hepteria, flatulence, sciatica and heart diseases and for the treatment and cure of numerous other ailments which are listed.