Garlic: The Stinking Rose
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Article by: Gwen Stewart Garlic (Allium sativum) has been used for centuries for both cooking and medicinal purposes. Known as the 'stinking rose' and Russian penicillin, its medicinal purposes have been documented for centuries and have always been a popular remedy for colds, , Winterberry Holly 'Winter Red' coughs, and sore throats. Garlic was used in World War I and World War II to cure many diseases , Theme Gardens and because it is a potent antiseptic. Garlic is universally known for its health benefits. It is an excellent source of phytochemicals and contains vitamins A, B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), C, iron, phosphorous, sulphur compounds, and calcium. Medical studies have shown that it lowers blood pressure, reduces cholesterol and hypertension, prevents some cancerous tumours, protects against bacterial and fungal infections, and is good for the blood and heart. It is useful as an expectorant in respiratory ailments, eliminates toxic metals, , Your Home is Your Fortress: the Art of Garden Fencing and supports the immune system. Garlic may prove to be useful for diabetics, as it seems to regulate blood sugar levels. As a culinary spice, the Indians, Egyptians, and Europeans have appreciated garlic for thousands of years, and most notably the Italians and Chinese who have made extensive use of this much-loved plant. , Outdoor Kitchens: Attention All Cooks - You've Never Had It This Good! There are records of garlic use dating back 3,000 years and botanists believe that garlic probably originated in central Asia thousands of years ago. In North America, early colonists discovered that the First Nations people were using a native species of garlic to treat a variety of medical problems including snakebite and intestinal worms. Garlic is a moderately hardy herbaceous (herbaceous means a plant , How To Keep Your Yard Ornamental With A Proper Sago Palm Care that lacks woody tissue and dies to the ground at the end of the growing , Best Florists Online season) perennial. , Bonsai Trees For Sale: What Are Your Options? It grows , Hydroponics Gardening - An Introduction To Hydroponics Gardening For Beginners (Part 15) Ozone from 2-3 feet (0.6-1m) tall and has flat, , Hot New Sunflowers to Grow long, pointed green , A Modern Day Glove Affair leaves extending from the base. The young leaves grow , A Modern Day Glove Affair 2 feet (0.6 m) tall and have a delicate chive-like flavour. Garlic has erect, hollow, green , What You Should Know About Miniature Roses stalks that support pink , Best Florists Online or whitish flowering , How To Keep Your Yard Ornamental With A Proper Sago Palm Care clusters or bulbils that appear in mid-summer. The leaves are organised into segments called cloves and may have anywhere from 4-15 cloves in a bulb. , For The Most Luxurious Dining Outdoors: Ready Or Not, Outdoor Kitchens Are Here! Garlic does best in rich, well-drained, highly organic , Hydroponics Gardening - An Introduction To Hydroponics Gardening For Beginners (Part 2) Plant Needs soils, prefers full sun, , Patio Furniture - Coordinating Cushions, Chairs, And Canopies although it will grow , Early Spring Garden Guide: What To Do In The Yard And Garden Now in partial shade. Avoid over-watering or the bulbs , Garden Folklore: It Starts with the Soil will rot. Garlic has white , This Autumn, Postpone the Winter Blues for Your Lawn energy for chromotherapy purposes. Garlic is available throughout the year but it is easy to grow , Gardening Using Trees and Shrubs with Scent in Mind your own. To plant, , Early Spring Garden Guide: What To Do In The Yard And Garden Now separate cloves from the head and plant , Rose Success cloves with the pointed end up. Garlic can be planted in early spring , How To - Casting Decorative Concrete or late fall. , Finding the Best Pond Pumps It is best to plant , House Name Plates cloves or bulbils available from nurseries or garden , Caring For Bamboo catalogues as store bought garlic is often sprayed with a sprout and root , Silk Palm Trees inhibitor that confuses its natural , How To - Casting Decorative Concrete growth cycle. Fall , For The Most Luxurious Dining Outdoors: Ready Or Not, Outdoor Kitchens Are Here! plantings produce the best yields, as garlic needs a long growing , Zucchini: A Power House of Nutrition period and a cool period below 10° C (50° F) for two months. If over-wintering in zones 3 or 4, plant , Redwood Outdoor Decor: Relax This Season With Furniture You Can Trust cloves at least 3 inches (8 cm) deep and mulch with leaves or straw; otherwise plant , Quickly Grow a Natural Privacy Screen or Sound Barrier bulbs 2 inches (5 cm) deep and 6 inches (15 cm) apart. (In the winter, , Theme Gardens I plant , Caring For Bamboo store-bought garlic in pots , How To Keep Your Yard Ornamental With A Proper Sago Palm Care and snip the leaves to impart a fresh garlic flavour to salads , This Autumn, Postpone the Winter Blues for Your Lawn and soups.) Garlic is generally pest , Bonsai trees Mastery - Different styles in Bonsai Gardening and disease , Solar Residential Outdoor Lighting is Becoming the Product of Choice for Millions of Consumers free. Harvest garlic when the leaves die back and begin to turn brown and collapse. Pull up the mature plants , For The Most Luxurious Dining Outdoors: Ready Or Not, Outdoor Kitchens Are Here! and dry in the sun , Winterberry Holly 'Winter Red' for a week; then trim or braid the stalks and hang the garlic braids in the shade to dry further. To store, keep in a dry, dark place , Bonsai trees Mastery - Different styles in Bonsai Gardening with good air , Outdoor Living Cleanses The Mind, Body, and Spirit circulation. Garlic will keep for up to 6 months if stored in temperatures , Silk Palm Trees no higher than 0° C (32° F). Leaves, bulbs, , Winterberry Holly 'Winter Red' and bulbils may all be eaten. In the garden, , Your Home is Your Fortress: the Art of Fencing garlic helps protect plants , For The Most Luxurious Dining Outdoors: Ready Or Not, Outdoor Kitchens Are Here! from fungus and pests. , Winterberry Holly 'Winter Red' Scientists at New Castle University have shown that a barrier of garlic oil is an effective slug and snail repellent. Planted near roses, , Gardening - What are Annuals and Biennials? it aids in fighting black spot. Garlic spray is used to discourage many insects and combats various blights found on vegetables , Affordable Landscaping to Add Curb Appeal to Your Home and flowers. , What You Should Know About Miniature Roses To make garlic spray, mince garlic and add water. , Theme Gardens Some people add a few drops of vegetable , Outdoor Kitchens: Attention All Cooks - You've Never Had It This Good! oil to the spray to make it cling to flowers , Outdoor Living Cleanses The Mind, Body, and Spirit and foliage. Garlic spray is a non-toxic alternative to using harmful chemicals in the garden. , Solar Residential Outdoor Lighting is Becoming the Product of Choice for Millions of Consumers In the kitchen, , A Modern Day Glove Affair garlic can be used fresh, dried, or powdered. Fresh is best. To peel, place , Avoid Common Gardening Errors the garlic cloves on the work surface and whack with the flat , Roman Concrete - How They Did It edge of a knife. The garlic will crack out of the skin making it easier to peel. You can also put the garlic in boiling water , Hydroponics Gardening - An Introduction To Hydroponics Gardening For Beginners (Part 15) Ozone for 30 seconds, drain, and then peel when cool. Crush with the flat , Roman Concrete - How They Did It edge of a knife and slice or chop as necessary. Garlic can be used to enhance the flavour of seafood, salad , Urban Water Lilies dressings, stews, casseroles, vegetables, , Patio Furniture - Coordinating Cushions, Chairs, And Canopies soups, meat dishes, pasta, vegetables, , Gardening Using Trees and Shrubs with Scent in Mind and poultry. When roasting meat, make slits in the meat, sliver garlic, and stuff into the slits. Roast the meat as usual. Roasting or baking garlic mellows the taste. To eliminate garlic breath, chew the traditional breath fresheners: parsley, fenugreek, or fennel.Gwen Nyhus Stewart, B.S.W., M.G., H.T., is an educator, freelance writer, garden , Patio Furniture - Coordinating Cushions, Chairs, And Canopies consultant, and author of the book The Healing Garden: A Place , Hydroponics Gardening - An Introduction To Hydroponics Gardening For Beginners (Part 15) Ozone Of Peace - Gardening , Mix Perennials into Your Garden for Staying Power For The Soil, , This Autumn, Postpone the Winter Blues for Your Lawn Gardening , Garden Folklore: It Starts with the Soil For The Soul. She owns the website Gwen's Healing Garden , Growing Great Strawberries where you will find lots of free information , Patio Furniture - Coordinating Cushions, Chairs, And Canopies about gardening , Quickly Grow a Natural Privacy Screen or Sound Barrier for the soil , Organic Gardening Intro and gardening , This Autumn, Postpone the Winter Blues for Your Lawn for the soul. To find out more about the book and subscribe to her free Newsletter visit http://www.gwenshealinggarden.ca Gwen Nyhus Stewart © 2004 - 2005. All rights reserved. |
  
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