Garlic is scientifically known as Allium sativum. It is a vegetable native to Asia and belongs to the same family as onions: the lily family. For many people, this vegetable is an essential ingredient in their diet. Furthermore, garlic is considered one of the healthiest foods.
It has been used as a condiment since ancient times. There is evidence that the Egyptians consumed it around 6,000 years ago. Furthermore, its culinary and medicinal properties were praised by the Greeks.
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It is also known that medieval monks chewed garlic cloves to protect themselves from the plague; and that during the two great world wars, due to the shortage of antibiotics, garlic was used to prevent wound infections.
The healing and preventive power of garlic
