Vampiric Vulgarities & Wicked Worms- Garlic

This week we continue our potion mini-series with everyone's favorite Allium- Garlic! We'll dig in to all of the history you're hoping for and then some...everything from real-life vampires, piggish party crashers, and anti-parasitic palate cleansers. If you like episodes heavy on history AND science, this one is for you!

Links: 

Leek Episode

Snowdrop Episode

Annihilation Episode

Frenndiagram 

Tea Time Oddities 

Sources: 

• https://nutritionalgeography.faculty.ucdavis.edu/garlic/#:~:text=the%20construction%20overseers.-,Garlic%20has%20been%20symbolic%20of%20courage%20and%20strength%20since%20remote,in%20order%20to%20feed%20Hecate.

• GARLIC ESCAPES BLOG-https://garlicescapes.wordpress.com/2013/09/12/a-greek-mythology-lesson/

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moly_(herb)

• https://carnegiemnh.org/booseum-vampires/#:~:text=Garlic%2C%20specifically%20the%20chemical%20compound,would%20“kill”%20a%20vampire.

• https://torontogarlicfestival.ca/vampires-hate-garlic/

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ungnyeo

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garlic

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK24649/

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6023319/

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4468812/

• https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/porphyria/symptoms-causes/syc-20356066#:~:text=Porphyria%20(por%2DFEAR%2De,the%20body%27s%20organs%20and%20tissues.

• https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/porphyria/symptoms-causes/syc-20356066#:~:text=Porphyria%20(por%2DFEAR%2De,the%20body%27s%20organs%20and%20tissues.

• https://nyamcenterforhistory.org/2017/05/31/the-history-of-garlic-from-medicine-to-marinara/#:~:text=Since%20we%20now%20know%20bubonic,most%20of%20the%2019th%20century.

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3954349/

• https://www.americastestkitchen.com/cooksillustrated/how_tos/5668-why-acid-turns-garlic-blue#:~:text=Blue%20garlic%20may%20look%20off,are%20responsible%20for%20garlic's%20flavor).

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*Disclaimer- This content is for entertainment purposes only. I am just a lady who likes plants, which in no way qualifies me to give you advice on well...anything, really. As always, please consult with your medical care team before making any changes to your diet or medications. *