Garlic is a plant that belongs to the Allium family. It's closely related to onions, shallots, and leeks. The main way it was used throughout ancient history was for its health and medicinal properties.

Benefits:

Garlic is low in calories and rich in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and manganese.

Garlic helps prevents and reduce the severity of common illnesses like the flu and common cold.

High doses of garlic appear to improve blood

pressure for those with known high blood pressure (hypertension).