Garlic has been used for medicinal purposes by more cultures all over the world than any other plant product or substance. Archeologists have discovered paintings of garlic dating back to 3200 B.C in Egyptian tombs, including the Great Pyramid of Cheops. Hippocrates, who lived 460 to 370 B.C. and is considered the father of western medicine, was said to have used garlic to treat numerous ailments. Louis Pasteur recognized its antiseptic properties in 1858, and Albert Schweitzer used garlic for dysentery.
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