HIDDEN:Facts About GARLIC

GARLIC

• What is garlic?
• Its uses and importance,
• types
•  its amazing facts are what we shall all know today.

Garlic (scientific name Allium sativum ) is a
species in the onion genus ,
Allium.Plantae
Clade : Angiosperms
Clade : Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species: A. sativum

Its close relatives include the onion, shallot,
leek , chive ,and Chinese onion. With a history of several thousand years of human consumption and use, garlic is native to Central Asia and northeastern Iran , and has long been a common seasoning worldwide.It was known to Ancient Egyptians , and has been used both as a food flavoring and as a traditional medicine .

       Allium sativum is a bulbous plant. It grows up to 1.2 m (4 ft) in height. Its hardiness is USDA Zone 8 . It produces hermaphrodite flowers. It is pollinated by bees and other insects.Many people would be wondering what it looks like but this is the exact picture of it.

Cultivation

How to Grow Garlic at Home

Garlic is one of the more simple crops to grow. It thrives in different zones all across the United States. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, we should plant our cloves during the fall season and harvest them in late spring/early summer In nigeria.

Don’t throw away any leftover cloves from your next curry dish. Garlic clove food scraps are amazingly simple to use to regrow garlic plants. Plant the cloves root-end down in a sunny spot in your garden and trim off the shoots once the bulb produces them. Garlic flourishes in dry, loose, well-drained soils in sunny locations.

Types and varieties of garlic.

There are over 600 named varieties (and counting) of garlic which are grouped into two main subspecies — ophioscorodon (hardneck) and sativum (soft neck) — and then typically further classified into the following ten major categories for types of garlic:

Asiatic:
Turban:
Creole.
Rocambole.
Porcelain.
Purple Stripe.
Marbled Purple Stripe.
Glazed Purple Stripe.
Artichoke.
Silver skin.

Here are some Amazing benefits and uses of garlic

1.Garlic is one of the healthiest foods on earth. Low in calories but very high in nutrition, with many health properties: anti blood coagulation, antioxidant, antiviral, antimicrobial, lowers cholesterol, reduces blood pressure, anticancer properties and really helps fight the common cold. The antioxidants may also help improve bone health and prevent Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

2.Crushing or mincing garlic releases it’s full potential. It tastes absolutely delicious and goes well with: steak,
lemon butter, eggs, salmon, shrimp, parsley, olive oil and much more 4 Glass repair

Did you know that garlic juice is a natural adhesive? While it’s not up to any major jobs, it can be used to fill in hairline cracks in glass and hold them together. Crush a clove of garlic and rub its sticky, viscous juice into the cracks and wipe away the excess.

3.Pungent and powerful, garlic has dozens of health and household uses.

Chew up a raw clove of garlic and you might exhale noxious, eye-watering clouds of stink all day, but you’ll also repel mosquitoes (and vampires), increase your immunity, heal cold sores, expel parasites and maybe even get in the mood. Garlic is a broad-spectrum antibiotic, killing bacteria, fungus, viruses and mold, so it’s an important ally for natural health. Check out these 20 unusual and sometimes strange alternative uses for garlic.

    *Ear infections*

A common folk remedy for centuries, garlic can indeed kill the bacteria that cause ear infections. Of course, this doesn’t mean you should shove a clove of garlic into your ear and hope for the best. Crush a clove of garlic with a press and place it in a teaspoon of hot olive oil for five minutes. Strain, allow to cool and drip a few drops at a time into your ear canal. You can also purchase garlic oil made for this purpose at natural health food stores.

   
*Cough syrup*

Ease inflammation in the throat and clear up excess mucus by using garlic as cough syrup. Try steeping raw, minced garlic in hot water, straining it after five minutes and drinking the liquid as tea; you can add ginger and honey to make it more palatable.

   
*Aphrodisiac*

Does garlic turn you on? You may not like the smell of it on someone else’s breath, but it may incite lust once it makes its way into your stomach. Garlic has been used as an aphrodisiac since ancient times, and modern medical knowledge may have an explanation: it aids circulation, pumping blood to your extremities. This effect might even increase men’s endurance in the bedroom.

   *Parasite killer*

Many alternative health practitioners advise using raw garlic to expel intestinal parasites. Recommended as part of a cleansing diet that also includes raw honey, lemon juice, pumpkin seeds, carrots and beets, garlic consumed in quantities of about three cloves per day may help clear nasty organisms out of the digestive tract.

*Hair loss help*

Whether you’ve over-dyed your hair to the point of constant shedding or you’re just going bald, garlic may be worth a shot before you resort to more drastic measures (or just buy a lot of hats.) Some people believe that massaging the scalp with garlic oil stimulates hair growth.

  *Cold banisher*

Can garlic cure and prevent colds naturally? It’s been in use for this purpose for centuries, and there’s a good reason for that. Researchers believe that allicin, the main biologically active component of garlic, could block enzymes that may impede bacterial and viral infections. Eat three to four cloves of garlic per day, preferably raw and crushed, adding them to soups, stews, pasta sauces and salad dressings.

*Skin cleanser*

It’s not exactly common, but some women swear by using garlic as a facial cleanser to dry out acne and tighten and exfoliate the skin. It will definitely burn, so take care if you have any open wounds. Make a paste of finely mined garlic, olive oil, facial cleanser and sugar; massage into skin in circular motions, then rinse.

*Mosquito repellent*

If you don’t mind smelling like Italian dressing, garlic can work wonders in warding off pesky mosquitoes without the use of DEET and other potentially toxic chemicals. Try this oddball garlic mosquito spray: let a few minced cloves of garlic infuse an ounce of mineral oil for 24 hours, strain, and mix the garlic-scented oil with 2 cups of water and 1 teaspoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice. Strain again if necessary and pour into a spray bottle.

*Pesticide*

Whiteflies, aphids, cabbage loopers and squash bugs. All of these creepy-crawlies and more can totally decimate the beautiful organic garden you’ve been tending all season. Ward them off with an all-natural garlic pesticide spray. Mince three garlic cloves and let them sit in two tablespoons of mineral oil for 24 hours. Then strain out the garlic and add the oil, along with a teaspoon of liquid dish soap, to a pint of water in a spray bottle. Spray on infested plants.

*Acne*

Slice open a clove of raw, fresh garlic and apply it to breakouts as a home remedy for acne. Your skin won’t smell terribly good, but the antibacterial properties of garlic will help lessen the appearance of acne, even those deep acne cysts that can otherwise be difficult to treat.

The top interesting facts about Garlic,

So there are some of the origins of the ‘love-it-or-hate-it’ garlic, here a few facts :

1. According to Christian mythology, when Satan left the Garden of Eden, garlic grew from his left footprint.

2. Garlic has been used as a repellant for evil – including vampires (So that must be why it is so good with stake…)

3.Alliumphobia is the name given to the fear of garlic

4 April 19th is national Garlic day

5.The greater health benefits from garlic are attained by chewing raw garlic

6.Garlic has been used by Man as long ago as 4,000 BC

7.Garlic is a member of the lily family

8.China produces around 66% of the World’s garlic

9 Garlic contains 17 amino acids

10.Garlic was used, in Medieval times, as a cure for drunkeness and over-eating

11.Egyptian slaves built the Pyramids on a diet of Garlic, Bread and Water.

12.Garlic contains the probiotic “Inuline” which helps stimulate beneficial digestive bacteria, which helps digestion.

13.Louis Pasteur promoted the antiseptic, anti-fungal, anti-parasitic and anti-viral qualities of garlic in 1858

14.There are over 300 varieties of it on Planet Earth today. There are white, pink and violet varieties of garlic. Pure beauty!

Garlic is nice and best for Health

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