Garlic | Steem Health

Garlic is a species of bulbous flowering plant in the onion genus Allium.
Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, Welsh onion, and Chinese onion. It is native to Central Asia and northeastern Iran and has long been a common seasoning worldwide, with a history of several thousand years of human consumption and use.
It was known to ancient Egyptians and has been used as both a food flavoring and traditional medicine.
China produces some 80% of the world's supply of garlic.