Garlic

"Garlic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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One of the Liliaceae used as a spice (SPICES) and traditional remedy. It contains alliin lyase and alliin, which is converted by alliin lyase to allicin, the pungent ingredient responsible for the aroma of fresh cut garlic.

Descriptor ID	D005737
MeSH Number(s)	B01.650.940.800.575.100.610.100.300
Concept/Terms	Garlic Garlic Allium sativum sativum, Allium

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Plants [B01.650]
Viridiplantae [B01.650.940]
Streptophyta [B01.650.940.800]
Embryophyta [B01.650.940.800.575]
Angiosperms [B01.650.940.800.575.100]
Liliaceae [B01.650.940.800.575.100.610]
Allium [B01.650.940.800.575.100.610.100]
Garlic [B01.650.940.800.575.100.610.100.300]

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