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- Garlic is a root vegetable.
- Being a perennial plant, it can be planted at any time of the year.
- It is generally white in colour.
- It is one of the most important ingredients (spice) in all culinary arts.
- Every part of garlic- its buds, leaves, and stems- are used for food or for medicine.
- Its medicinal values are said in Ayurveda.
- It is closely related to onions, leeks, chives, and shallots.
- Garlic has many essential nutrients, including manganese, vitamin B6 and vitamin C (32).
- It possesses a pungent taste.
- Garlic is especially said to reduce blood pressure.
