Just natural herbs organic garlic granules 25g garlic a bulbous plant and like onions a member of the allium genus it probably originated in central asia and has been known since ancient times for its curative properties the greeks and romans held garlic in high esteem hippocrates classified it as a sudorific medicine stating that garlic was hot laxative and diuretic the crusades made it well known in europe where it soon took on the role of a panacea particularly against the plaque