Society garlic
•Last Updated: September 28 2022
An African herb traditionally used for its anti-infectious effects, it may be heart healthy and has some preliminary testicular effects suggesting it might increase testosterone levels; not enough evidence currently though.
Society garlic is most often used for
Last Updated: September 28 2022
Note that Society garlic is also known as:
- Wild Garlic
- Sweet Garlic
- Society Garlic
- Wildeknoffel
- Isihaqa
- Tulbaghia Violacea
Society garlic should not be confused with:
- Allium sativum (actual Garlic)
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6.^An alkyl-cysteine sulfoxide lyase in Tulbaghia violacea and its relation to other alliinase-like enzymes.()
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8.^Kubec R, Velísek J, Musah RAThe amino acid precursors and odor formation in society garlic (Tulbaghia violacea Harv.)Phytochemistry.(2002 May)
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