Garlic (Allium sativum), a plant native to central Asia, has
been used since thousands of years ago for culinary and as
medicinal purposes, being part of ancient natural remedies for
the treatment of some of the most common ailments and illnesses,
as well as for some of its health benefits and properties, among
which we can mention being a natural expectorant and an
antimicrobial agent. This article will try to cover the most
important benefits of garlic and how have these ones been proven
in some of the most relevant studies on this subject. Sumerians,
Chinese, ancient Indians, Egyptians, Romans, Greeks, Tibetans,
Slavic, Arabic and the list goes on and on naming hundreds of
cultures that used garlic not only for its known culinary
properties but for its health benefits and as a well-trusted
universal folk remedy for the treatment of various illnesses and
ailments. Some cultures still know garlic as ‘Russian
penicillin’, ‘natural antibiotic’, ‘vegetable viagra’, ‘plant
talisman’, ‘rustic's theriac’ and ‘snak