NAME: Allium sativum
COMMON NAMES: Garlic
LOCAL NAMES: Ayo, Ayuu
USEFUL PART(s): Bulb
Garlic is use in seasoning food and it can be eaten raw
It is used in fish and meat preservation
Liquid substance from the garlic can be use as adhesive on broken glass
It is use for pest control
WHY IS IT GREEN?
Allium sativum medicinal values include:
Garlic is bulbous plant which have sword shape leaves joined to the subterranean stem
Garlic was used in preventing microbial infection known as gangrene during World Wars I and II
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Reiter, J., Levina, N., Van Der Linden, M., Gruhlke, M., Martin, C., & Slusarenko, A. J. (2017). Diallylthiosulfinate (Allicin), a volatile antimicrobial from garlic (Allium sativum), kills human lung pathogenic bacteria, including MDR strains, as a vapor. Molecules, 22(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules22101711