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Some Interesting Garlic Facts:

• Numerous studies throughout the world have shown garlic to be beneficial in fighting heart disease, cancer, diabetes and infections.

• Crushed garlic can be used for external wounds. It was used extensively and successfully in the Second World War for its antibiotic and antiseptic qualities.

• Garlic contains a wide range of trace elements. These include cooper, iron, zinc, magnesium, germanium and especially selenium. In addition, garlic contains many sulphur compounds, Vitamins A and C, fibre and various amino acids.

• LongHedges garlic is planted in highly nutritious soil and produces an exceptional quality bulb.

• The mature garlic plant produces a bulb, sometimes called a head of garlic with numerous individual cloves inside a paper-like wrapper.

• The use of garlic dates back to the early Egyptians over 5,000 years ago. Egyptians slaves downed tools when their daily ration of garlic was removed thus becoming the first ever known labour strike. Six bulbs of garlic were discovered in King Tutankhamen’s tomb.

• Fresh garlic is generally odour free until crushed and all varieties of garlic (and there are over 450 varieties) come from the lily family.