OpenGentle
Garlic
Allium sativum
The original kitchen antimicrobial — crushed raw for punch, roasted for daily food medicine.
Flavor
Pungent allium heat that sweetens when roasted.
Symptoms
cold, high blood pressure, low immunity, fungal skin
In favor
Food-as-medicine
Against
Heartburn, odor, rare allergy
Grow lab
Yes
Days to harvest
240–270 days from autumn cloves