Description
A bulb crop related to onion, grown for its strongly aromatic cloves.
Medicinal Uses
Widely used traditionally and medicinally for hypertension, cholesterol, colds, and infections; contains allicin, studied for antimicrobial and cardiovascular effects.
Food Uses
Cloves are a major cooking ingredient and flavoring worldwide.
Cultivation
Propagated by planting individual cloves; a widely cultivated garden and farm crop.
