allium
sativum
Liliaceae
Lily family
AKA
Clove garlic
Da suan (Chinese name)
Rashona (Sanskrit name)
Tricolor garlic
Stink weed
Folklore and Traditional Use
Muslim legend describes garlic
springing up in the left footsteps
of the devil as he stepped out
from the Garden of Eden
after the fall of man
Eastern and southern Europe regard
garlic as protection against evil spirits,
superstition in ancient Greece
dictated that runners in a race
should chew garlic to prevent
competitors from getting ahead.
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