在中世纪的西方,人们认为大蒜具有抵御吸血鬼的魔力——它所散发的辛辣气味会使感官极其敏锐的吸血鬼们感到强烈不适,从而保护人们免于成为恶魔的美食。为什么是大蒜而不是洋葱或胡椒粉呢?或许是因为吸血鬼与卟啉病患者有着共同点——不能暴露于阳光、脸色苍白惨绿、需要吸血(据说是旧时的治疗法);也有说法称大蒜中的某种化学物质会对血红素产生影响,从而加剧卟啉病的症状。于 In the Middle Ages, garlic was thought to have the magic of resisting the vampire - the spicy scent that it sends makes the sensational vampires feel extremely ill, thus protecting people from demonic food. Why is garlic instead of onion or pepper? Maybe because vampires have something in common with porphyria - they can not be exposed to the sun, pale and pale and need blood-sucking (supposedly old remedies); there’s also the saying that garlic Some of the chemicals in the heme will have an impact, thus exacerbating the symptoms of porphyria. in