When will garlic be introduced into China?

Garlic is the general name of garlic plants, also known as garlic, etc., for Liliaceae onion semiannual herbs, according to the skin color is divided into purple skin species and white skin species, showing oblate or short conical, there are gray or light brown film scale outside, there is a pungent smell, edible or for seasoning, can also be used as medicine, let's take a look at when garlic was introduced into China!

When will garlic be introduced into China?

Garlic is produced in West Asia and Central Asia. It has been more than two thousand years since Zhang Qian went to the Western regions of the Han Dynasty to bring garlic back to China and settled down. In our country, garlic is an indispensable seasoning in human daily life. It has the role of deodorization and flavor enhancement when cooking fish, meat, poultry and vegetables, especially in salad dishes, which can not only increase flavor but also sterilize. It is customary to say "garlic" refers to garlic.

Where is the origin of garlic in China?

The main producing areas of garlic in China are Jinxiang County, Yanzhou Caohe Town, Lanling County, Laiwu City, Shanghe County, Guangrao County, Shanghe County, Chengwu County, Anqiu City, Pizhou City, Jiangsu Province, 50,000 hectares garlic demonstration Zone, Fengxian County, Sheyang County, Taicang City, Yongnian County and Daming County of Hebei Province, and Rendong Town, Yulin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region. Fengying Township, Shenqiu County, Henan Province, Hebingma Village of Zhongmou County and the east of Kaifeng, Shanghai Jiading, Anhui Bozhou and Chuzhou Lai'an County, Sichuan Wenjiang District and Pengzhou City, Yunnan Dali, Shaanxi Xingping City and * are also the main producing areas of garlic.

What are the benefits of eating garlic regularly?

1. Antibacterial activity: garlic has the strongest antibacterial activity among the natural plants found at present. The sulfur compounds it contains have very strong antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, and can inhibit and kill a variety of cocci, bacilli, fungi and viruses.

2. Anti-cancer and anti-cancer: germanium and selenium in garlic can inhibit the growth of tumor cells and cancer cells. It is found that the people with the lowest incidence of cancer are the people with the highest selenium content in the blood. The National Cancer Organization of the United States believes that garlic ranks first among the plants with the most anti-cancer potential in the world.

3. Reduce blood sugar: garlic can promote the secretion of insulin, increase the absorption of glucose by tissue cells, improve the glucose tolerance of the human body, rapidly reduce the level of blood sugar in the body, and kill various bacteria that cause diabetes due to infection. so as to effectively prevent and treat diabetes.

4. Protect blood vessels: garlic can prevent fat deposition in cardio-cerebral vessels, induce fat metabolism in tissue, significantly increase fibrinolytic activity, reduce cholesterol, inhibit platelet aggregation, reduce plasma concentration, and increase the dilatation of arterioles. promote vasodilation, thus inhibit the formation of thrombus and prevent arteriosclerosis.

5. Prevent colds: garlic contains a kind of capsaicin called propylene sulfide, which has a good killing effect on pathogens and parasites. It can prevent colds and relieve cold symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat and stuffy nose. At the same time, it can also prevent the occurrence of gastrointestinal diseases.

6. anti-aging: some ingredients in garlic have antioxidant and anti-aging properties similar to vitamin E and vitamin C. at the same time, some studies have found that pork is one of the foods rich in vitamin B1. The combination of vitamin B1 and allicin in garlic can play a good role in eliminating fatigue and restoring physical strength.

7. Exuberant energy: garlic does have the effect of treating impotence and is beneficial to blood circulation, which is very important for erectile function. It is not clear what mechanism it is. The possible explanation is that garlic can stimulate the body to produce nitric oxide synthase, which is an essential enzyme for male erection.