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Allium sativum
Ailment type Infectious diseases  + , Pains and Inflammation  + , Common ailments  + , Systemic disorders  + , Cancer  +
Class Liliopsida +
Commercial application Human consumption  + , Medicinal use  + , Cosmetic use  +
Common Indian names लेह्सन Lehsan (Hindi); लसूण Lasun (Marathi); Lehsan (Gujarati); Naharu (Assamese); Rasun (Bengali)  +
Common hindi name लेह्सन Lehsan  +
Common name Cultivated Garlic  +
Division/Phylum Magnoliophyta +
Family Amaryllidaceae +
Food plant part Rhizomes  + , Fruit  +
Food use Yes  +
Genus Allium +
Header caption Bulbils of Garlic  +
Header image Allium sativum 002.JPG  +
Introdescription ''Allium sativum'', commonly known as garl''Allium sativum'', commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion family ''Alliaceae''. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and rakkyo. Garlic has been used throughout history for both culinary and medicinal purposes. The garlic plant's bulb is the most commonly used part of the plant. the most commonly used part of the plant.  +
Medicinal significance Yes  +
Medicinal system Ayurveda + , Unani + , Folk Medicine + , Modern Medicine +
Name meaning The ancestry of cultivated garlic is not dThe ancestry of cultivated garlic is not definitely established: according to Zohary and Hopf "A difficulty in the identification of its wild progenitor is the sterility of the cultivars", though it is thought be descendent from the species ''Allium longicuspis'', which grows wild in central and southwestern Asia. ''Allium sativum'' grow in the wild in areas where it has become naturalised. The "wild garlic", "crow garlic", and "field garlic" of Britain are members of the species ''Allium ursinum'', ''Allium vineale'', and ''Allium oleraceum'', respectively. In North America, Allium vineale (known as "wild garlic" or "crow garlic") and Allium canadense, known as "meadow garlic" or "wild garlic" and "wild onion", are common weeds in fields. One of the best-known "garlics", the so-called elephant garlic, is actually a wild leek (''Allium ampeloprasum''), and not a true garlic. Single clove garlic (also called Pearl garlic or Solo garlic) also exists, originating in the Yunnan province of China.iginating in the Yunnan province of China.  +
Native species Yes  +
Order Asparagales +
Page creation date 5 December 2010  +
Plant commercial Yes  +
Plant commercial part Fruit  +
Regnum Plantae +
Religious significance Yes  +
Species name w:Allium sativum +
User ID User:Gauravm +
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Categories Plants  + , Species page  +
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. 14 December 2010 18:18:59  +
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