Food and aging

Shallot is a type of onion. It is a botanical variety of the species Allium cepa. The shallot was previously classified as a separate species, A. ascalonicum. Shallot is a member of the family Alliaceae. Nowadays, shallot is cultivated in many countries (it is especially popular in the Western Europe).

Leek (Allium porrum) is one of the worthy members of the family Alliaceae. For centuries this edible plant was known due to its medicinal properties.

Welsh onion, or Japanese bunching onion (Allium fistulosum) is a perennial plant belonging to the family Alliaceae. This onion is very similar in its appearance to the related common onion, Allium cepa, Moreover, welsh onion has all advantageous properties of common onion.

This perennial plant has got a lot of names — ramson, broad-leaved garlic, bear’s onion. In the nature, ramson usually grows wild. Ramson leaves taste similar to garlic. In ancient Rome and Egypt, ramson was called magic plant.

One of the most known properties of garlic is prophylaxis and aid in the cure of ARVI (acute respiratory viral infection) and chills. However, garlic has got lots of other healthy and healing properties.