Garlic (Allium sativum) is a variety of spheric flowering plants in the genus Allium. Its close family members consist of the onion, shallot, leek, chives, Welsh onion, and Chinese onion. Garlic is native to main and south Asia, stretching from the Black Sea through the southerly Caucasus, northeastern Iran, and the Hindu Kush; it additionally grows wild partially of Mediterranean Europe. There are two subspecies and numerous varieties of garlic. Garlic has been made use of for hundreds of years as a flavoring, cooking component, and standard clinical treatment. It was known in numerous old people, including the Babylonians, Egyptians, Jews, Romans, and Chinese, and continues to be substantial in lots of foods and individual treatments, particularly across the Mediterranean and Asia. Garlic propagates in a selection of environments and conditions and is produced internationally; China is without a doubt the largest producer, making up over 2 thirds (73%) of the world's supply in 2021.
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