Used in cooking to enrich dishes with flavour, its collection is due to its revitalising and stimulating metabolic virtues, cardiovascular benefit and antioxidant and body fluid-draining properties.
Family
Alliaceae
Origin
CHINA
Active Principles
Aliin, Allicin, Sulphur compounds, Ajoene, Citral, Steroid and triterpene saponins, Vitamin C and D, Flavonoids
Curiosity
There are records of garlic consumption from 6,000 years ago, with scriptures reporting that it was included in the daily diet of pyramid builders to withstand the strain of the great Egyptian works.
Contraindications
Not recommended for persons suffering from gastritis and inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. Sulphur compounds are potentially irritating to the gastric mucosa.
