Garlic

SCIENTIFIC NAME :
Allium Sativum

MEDICINAL VALUE :
Medical properties are anti-bacteriaal, fungicidal, insecticidal, various ailments of stomach, skin diseases etc

NUTRIENT VALUE :
Very low in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Calcium, Phosphorus and Selenium, and a very good source of Vitamin C, Vitamin B6 and Manganese.

CULINERY AND OTHER VALUES :
Garlic used as flavouring agent in mayonnaise products, salad dressings, meat preparations, garlic bread poducts, garlic cheese products, garlic bacon products etc.

GLOSSARY :
English : Garlic
Tamil : Poondu / Vellaipoondu
Malayalam : Veluthulli / Vellulli
Telugu : Vellulli / Velluri / Ullipayilu / Vellipaaya / Tellapaayalu / Velluli Payalu
Kannada : Bellulli
Hindi : Lehsan / Lasun
Bengali : Rasoon / Rashun
Gujarati : Lasan
Konkani : Lahsun / Losan
Marathi : Lasun / Lusson
Oriya : Rasuna
Punjabi : Lassan / Lahsun
Tulu : Bollulli
Kashmiri : Ruhan
Urudu : Lassun / Leshun