How Does Garlic Scape Grow? A Detailed Explanation of the Garlic Bolting Growth Process
Garlic scape is one of the vegetables people love to eat, with very high nutritional value. It contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, vitamins and other nutrients the human body needs, as well as components such as allicin and garlicin. It has the effects of warming the middle and lowering qi, tonifying deficiency, harmonizing the internal organs, and promoting blood circulation, preventing cancer and killing bacteria. Let's 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 reaches a certain stage of growth. Garlic scape, namely the flower stalk of garlic, includes two parts: the flower stem and the spathe. After garlic matures, it will bolt and flower in preparation for reproduction, and this flower stem is the "garlic scape". Usually each garlic bulb 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 the north and the south. Sheyang County in Jiangsu Province is a major producing area of garlic scape and garlic bulbs, and was named "the 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 major producing areas of garlic scape and garlic bulbs, and Daming County in Hebei Province also has garlic as its main product. Shanghe garlic scape is of good quality; 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 known as "the Number One Garlic in the World".
Extension: The Nutritional Value of Garlic Scape
1. Deworming effect: The sterilization ability of the capsaicin contained in garlic scape can reach one tenth that of penicillin. It has a good killing effect on pathogenic bacteria and parasites, and can play a role in preventing wound infection and expelling worms.
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, 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. It can prevent the occurrence of hemorrhoids, reduce the number of hemorrhoid recurrences, and has a certain therapeutic effect on mild to moderate hemorrhoids.
4. Preventing thrombosis: Garlic scape is rich in vitamin C, and vitamin C has a clear effect of 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, which can protect liver cells and prevent toxins from damaging liver cells, promote the circulation of liver qi and relieve liver depression, 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 nitrosamine carcinogens, reduce the incidence of canceration, delay and inhibit the growth and spread of cancer cells, and cause cancer cells to degenerate and shrink.