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Disadvantages Of Garlic

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Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is a bulb crop belonging to the family Alliaceae. It is the second most widely cultivated crop after onion (Hamma et al., 2013). It is grown worldwide in all temperate to sub tropical areas as an important spice and medicinal plant (Fritsch and Friesen, 2002). Garlic is among the most important bulb vegetable crops used as a seasoning or condiment of foods because of its pungent flavor. Garlic adds a taste to foods as well as helps to make them more palatable and digestible (Higdon, 2005). Garlic contains remedies that can be used against heart problems, headache, bites, worms and tumours (Keusgen, 2002) and can be used as herbal remedy that reduces multitude of risk factors and play a decisive role in the genesis and progression of arteriosclerosis (Brewster, 1994; Rubatzky and Yamaguchi, 1997; Siegel et al., 2000). Generally, garlic is a fundamental component of many or most dishes in various countries including Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, the Alliums group (onion, garlic, and shallot) are important bulb crops produced for home consumption, spices, medicinal plant and as a source of income to many peasant farmers in many parts of the country as described by Getachew Tabour and Asfaw Zelleke (2000). Garlic contains different essential minerals, vitamins and many other substances used for health of human beings. It is rich in sugar, protein, fat, calcium, potassium, phosphorous, sulfur, iodine fiber and silicon in addition to vitamins. It possesses

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