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ShareGarlic is a perennial plant closely related to the onion, shallot, and leek.
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Garlic has been used throughout all of recorded history for both culinary and medicinal purposes.
Garlic is most often used as a seasoning or a condiment.
When crushed or finely chopped it yields allicin, a powerful antibiotic and anti-fungal compound (phytoncide).
It also contains alliin, ajoene, enzymes, vitamin B, minerals, and flavonoids.
Cases of botulism have been caused by consuming garlic-in-oil preparations.
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