🪘Yoruba & West African Medicine
Garlic (Ayu)
Allium sativum
About Garlic (Ayu)
Garlic (Ayu) (Allium sativum) is a herb used in the Yoruba & West African Medicine tradition to help with Immune Support, High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Infection. The bulb is the part traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Garlic (Allium sativum) is a species in the onion genus, Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and Chinese onion. It is native to Central Asia and northeastern Iran, and has long been a common seasoning worldwide, with a history of several thousand years of human consumption and use. It was known to ancient Egyptians, and has been used both as a food flavoring and as a traditional medicine. China produces some 80%...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Bulb · both