How Does Garlic Scape Grow? Latest Analysis of Its Growth Process

Garlic scape is one of the vegetables people love to eat, with very high nutritional value, containing protein, fat, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, vitamins and other nutrients the human body needs, as well as allicin, garlicin and other compounds, and it has the effects of warming the middle and descending qi, tonifying deficiency, harmonizing the organs, as well as invigorating blood, preventing cancer and sterilizing, so let us take a look below at how garlic scape grows!

How does garlic scape grow?

Garlic scape is the slender stem that grows from the central part when garlic grows to a certain stage. Garlic scape is the flower scape of garlic, including two parts: the flower stem and the spathe. After garlic grows, it will bolt and flower in preparation for reproduction, and this flower stem is the “garlic scape”; usually each bulb of garlic can produce 1 to 2 garlic scapes.

Where are the main producing areas of garlic scape?

Garlic scape is widely distributed in China, planted in both north and south, and Sheyang County in Jiangsu Province is a main producing area of garlic scape and garlic bulbs, and was named “Hometown of Chinese Garlic Scape” by the state. In addition, Laiwu and Jinxiang in Shandong, Pizhou in Jiangsu, Qixian and Zhongmu in Henan are all main producing areas of garlic scape and garlic bulbs, and Daming County in Hebei Province is also a main producing area of garlic. Shanghe garlic scape has good quality, and because it has the characteristics of being fragrant, spicy, rich and sticky, and its allicin content is significantly higher than that of other producing areas, it is praised as “the number one garlic under heaven”.

Extension: The nutritional value of garlic scape

1. Deworming effect: The sterilizing ability of the capsaicin contained in garlic scape can reach one tenth of that of penicillin, has a good killing effect on pathogenic bacteria and parasites, and can play a role in preventing wound infection and deworming.

2. Antibacterial effect: The allicin and garlicin contained in garlic scape can inhibit the growth and reproduction of bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus, Shigella dysenteriae, Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae.

3. Relieving constipation and preventing hemorrhoids: The outer skin of garlic scape is rich in cellulose, which can stimulate the large intestine to defecate and regulate constipation, can prevent the occurrence of hemorrhoids, reduce the recurrence frequency of hemorrhoids, and has a certain therapeutic effect on mild to moderate hemorrhoids.

4. Preventing blood clots: Garlic scape is rich in vitamin C, and vitamin C has an obvious effect in lowering blood lipids and preventing coronary heart disease and arteriosclerosis, and can prevent the formation of blood clots.

5. Protecting the liver: Garlic scape is rich in vitamins, can protect liver cells and prevent toxins from damaging liver cells, promote the circulation of liver qi, relieve liver stagnation, and can help maintain and repair the structure and function of the liver.

6. Anti-cancer and anti-tumor: Certain components of garlic scape can block the synthesis of the carcinogen nitrosamine, reduce the incidence of canceration, can delay and inhibit the growth and spread of cancer cells, and cause cancer cells to degenerate and shrink.