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What are the benefits of garlic?
Garlic (Allium sativum), is used widely as a flavoring in cooking, but it has also been used as a medicine throughout ancient and modern history; it has been taken to prevent and treat a wide range of conditions and diseases.Garlic belongs to the genus Allium and is closely related to the onion, rakkyo (an onion found in Asia),HistoryThere are many medicinal claims about garlic.Garlic has been used all over the world for thousands of years. Records indicate that garlic was in use when the Giza pyramids were built, about 5,000 years ago.Richard S. Rivlin wrote in the Journal of Nutrition...