《本草纲目》菜部载有蒜与葫,分别指的是小蒜与大蒜。李时珍解释说,中国内地最初唯有小蒜,后因汉人得葫蒜于西域,遂以大、小二蒜加以区别。又说:“胡国有蒜,十子一株,名曰胡蒜,俗谓之大蒜是矣。”他还明确指出:“张骞使西域,始得大蒜种归。”可见今天所吃的大蒜,是西汉时期从西域传过来的。李时珍说,大、小二蒜 “Compendium of Materia Medica” Dish contains garlic and gourd, respectively, refers to the small garlic and garlic. Li Shizhen explained that in the beginning, only small garlic in China was obtained because the Han Chinese were allowed to serve in the Western Regions, thus making a distinction between big and small garlic. “He also made it clear that: ” Zhang Qian to the Western Regions, began to get garlic species. "Can be seen today Garlic to eat is the Western Han Dynasty came from the Western Regions. Li Shizhen said, big and small two garlic