Description
The Garlic Vine (scientific name: Mansoa alliacea) is a beautiful flowering plant native to South America but also grown in the Philippines and other tropical areas. 🌸
🌿 Features
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Produces clusters of purple to lavender trumpet-shaped flowers that fade to white as they age.
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Called Garlic Vine because its leaves smell like garlic when crushed.
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Often grown as an ornamental vine on fences, trellises, and walls.
✅ Benefits & Uses
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🌱 Medicinal (traditional use): leaves are boiled or pounded to help relieve cough, colds, arthritis, and rheumatism.
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🦠 Antimicrobial: its compounds have properties similar to garlic, helping fight infections.
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🏡 Ornamental: very popular as a decorative flowering vine in gardens.
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🌿 Air-purifying: like many plants, it contributes to cleaner air around the home.