在許多國家的傳說中,大蒜都可以趕走如吸血鬼、僵屍等惡靈;到底為什麼大蒜會與這些驅魔行為有關,1998年西班牙的神經科醫師胡安‧戈麥斯-阿隆索(Dr. Juan Gómez-Alonso)提出一個說法:可能是因為中世紀狂犬病橫行,得了狂犬病的人不只是怕水,也怕大蒜、怕光;而且還會咬東西!而傳說中常與吸血鬼形影不離的狼與蝙蝠,其實也是狂犬病的媒介[27]。或許就是因此,所以大蒜能趕走吸血鬼的說法歷久不衰吧!
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