Garlic Classic Formulas … Natural Herb Library

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Resolves toxicity and kills parasites - Da Suan is a classic food-medicine for intestinal worms, foodborne contamination, and toxic swellings.
Warms the middle and stops dysenteric diarrhea - traditional use includes cold-type abdominal pain, dysentery, and weak digestion complicated by fermentation or toxic stagnation.
Reduces abscesses and treats external fungal or toxic skin disorders - garlic is used topically and internally for boils, ringworm-type problems, and localized infections.
Transforms phlegm and supports the Lung - later use includes cough with copious phlegm or chronic respiratory weakness where pungent warmth is appropriate.

Antiparasitic combinations with Bing Lang or Shi Jun Zi - traditional strategy when worm accumulation is complicated by poor appetite and abdominal discomfort.
Garlic-based folk dysentery preparations - longstanding food-medicine use when cold toxin and intestinal fermentation drive pain and loose stool.
Topical garlic poultice or juice applications - traditional external use for fungal lesions, swellings, and localized toxin.

Chinese herb references consistently classify Da Suan as pungent and warm, entering the Spleen, Stomach, and Lung to kill parasites, resolve toxin, warm the middle, and stop dysentery.
Traditional medicine treats medicinal garlic as more than a condiment, but classical cautions still recognize its irritant nature when used in excess.