Garlic has many classification methods, with different sizes and colors. Generally, white garlic and purple garlic can be classified according to the skin color of bulbs. According to the size of garlic cloves, garlic cloves are divided into large cloves and small cloves. Garlic Garlic-Nutritional Analysis Garlic is the most common food in table dishes, which can be eaten raw or seasoned. The special efficacy of garlic makes it one of the top ten best nutritious foods in Time magazine. 1. Regulating insulin:

In recent years, due to the unreasonable dietary structure, the intake of selenium in human body has decreased, leading to the decline of insulin synthesis; Garlic contains more selenium, which can regulate the decline of insulin synthesis in human body, so it is helpful for diabetic patients to eat more garlic to alleviate their illness. 2. Anti-cancer and cancer prevention:

Garlic can protect the liver, induce the activity of liver cell detoxification enzymes, and block the synthesis of nitrosamine carcinogens, thus preventing the occurrence of cancer. At the same time, germanium, selenium and other elements in garlic also have good anti-cancer or anti-cancer effects; 3. Reducing blood lipid and preventing thrombosis:

The effective components of garlic have obvious effects of reducing blood lipid, preventing coronary heart disease and arteriosclerosis, and preventing thrombosis. 4. delay aging and prevent lead poisoning:

Eating garlic regularly can delay aging; Its antioxidant capacity is better than ginseng; People who are often exposed to lead or have a tendency to lead poisoning eat garlic, which can effectively prevent lead poisoning; 5. Prevention of arthritis:

Garlic can "dispel wind and damp, break cold" and inhibit wind-cold-dampness arthritis; 6. Prevention of cancer:

Allicin and its homologues can effectively inhibit the activity of cancer cells, make them unable to grow and metabolize normally, and eventually lead to cancer cell death. Allicin can also activate the phagocytic function of macrophages, enhance human immune function and prevent the occurrence of cancer. Allicin can prevent and treat cancer by blocking the synthesis of nitrite carcinogen.

7. Anti-inflammatory and sterilization:

Allicin contained in the volatile oil of purple garlic has obvious anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effects, especially on upper respiratory tract and digestive tract infections, fungal keratitis, cryptosporidiosis and so on. According to another study, garlic contains a capsaicin called "propylene sulfide", and its bactericidal ability can reach one tenth of that of penicillin. It has a good killing effect on pathogenic bacteria and parasites, and can prevent influenza, prevent wound infection, treat infectious diseases and repel insects.

Perennial book. Similar in appearance to garlic, but smaller. The obvious difference between garlic and garlic is that the bulb is as small as a ball, only 1 scale, which is not as good as garlic synthesized by most scales.

Wild. It is distributed all over the country. Small garlic-its main functions are warming the middle warmer, reducing qi, eliminating grain and killing insects. Treat vomiting and diarrhea, chest pain, furuncle, sore and poisonous insect bite.

(1) Bielu: "Main cholera, abdominal discomfort, eliminating valley, harmonizing stomach, warming in the middle, removing toxic gas."

② Tao Hongjing: "Mainstream poison."

(3) Qianjin dietotherapy prescription: "Ye Zhu knocked over the temple, relieved all the poisons, and the children broke out."

(4) Dietotherapy Materia Medica: "Detoxification, swelling and sores."

⑤ "Life Taste Diet Spectrum": "Reducing Qi, relieving pain and killing insects."

The price is also different. Garlic is cheap, but garlic is expensive.