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try some of these: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=garlic+cold
This: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22962927 suggests that taking garlic may reduce the likely of getting a cold but won't decrease the duration of symptoms.
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Does anyone know of any decent peer-reviewed scientific studies on the effect of garlic consumption on the common cold? I've googled it, but just got tons of daily mail / take a break / hippies online type fluff articles. Also, I have a cold, so my research skills are possibly dulled a little.