Igalikhi ikwaziwa phantsi kwegama lesayensi iallium sativum kwaye inxulumene nezinye izimuncumuncu ezinencasa, ezifana netswele. Njengesiqholo kunye nento ephilisayo, ikonofile yayiyeyona nto iphambili kwinkcubeko yaseGalen. Igalikhi isetyenziselwa ibhalbhu yayo, equlathe ivumba elinoncasa kakhulu. Igalikhi inezondlo ezahlukahlukeneyo, ezinje ngeevithamini C kunye ne-B, ezinceda umzimba ukuba ugaye kakuhle, ngokukhawuleza, iintlungu ezizolileyo, ukukhawulezisa imetabolism kunye nethoni yomzimba. I-garlic ingcono ukuba isetyenziswe ngokutsha, kodwa iiflakes zegalikhi zikwagcina ezi zondlo zibalulekileyo ezibonelela ngempilo entle kumzimba. Igalikhi entsha inqunyulwa ibe ngamaqhekeza amakhulu, ihlanjwe, ihlelwe, inqunywe, kwaye ikhutshwe emanzini. Emva kokuphelelwa ngamanzi emzimbeni, imveliso ikhethiwe, igaywe kwaye ihlolwe, idlule kwiimagnethi kunye nesixhobo sentsimbi, ipakishwe, kwaye ivavanyelwe iimpawu zomzimba, iikhemikhali kunye ne-micro ngaphambi kokuba ilungele ukuthunyelwa.