Garlic: An Ancient Superfood
Credit to: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez A popular ingredient in many cuisines, garlic has taken the title as one of the oldest medicinal plants ever recorded. It has touched so many parts of history that tracing its origin has become a strenuous task. Records on clay tablets of early civilizations have shown the usage of garlic in both everyday diet and medicinal use. Some go as far back as 3000 B.C.E [ 1 ] Today, garlic is considered native to central Asia yet it has wild plants flourishing in Italy and southern France.[ 2 ] This doesn't mean that all of our available garlic is imported. The US is ranked the tenth largest global producer of garlic; many of which are grown in California. Properties Garlic has been used to treat such a broad spectrum of ailments as a result of its many properties that it contains. It is a known antifungal, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral. Thus, it has the potential to...