Garlic

Garlic (Allium sativum) is a bulbous perennial food plant of the family Alliaceae. The word comes to us from Old English g?rl?ac, meaning "spear leek".

Caution

• Garlic is very "heating" and can irritate the stomach.
• While culinary quantities are generally safe, do not take garlic in therapeutic doses during pregnancy and lactation; it can cause digestive problems such as heartburn, and babies may dislike the taste in breast milk.
• Garlic's strong aromatic compounds are excreted via the lungs and the skin; eating fresh parsley may eliminate odour on the breath.
• The medicinal effects of taking garlic long-term are largely unknown, and no FDA approved study has been performed.