Assertion: garlic | /r/ObjectUse | used as medicine
Facets:
value: over the years
type: TEMPORAL
value: for centuries
type: TEMPORAL
value: since antiquity
type: TEMPORAL
value: against plagues
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Garlic was used as a medicine against plagues that struck London in the 17th century and France in the 18th century.
text: But over the years, it has also been used as a medicine to prevent or treat various types of diseases.
text: Garlic has been used as both a food and a medicine since antiquity.
text: Garlic is used as food and medicine for centuries.
text: Garlic has been used as both food and medicine in many cultures for thousands of years, dating at least as far back as when the Giza pyramids were built.
text: For over 5,000 years garlic has been used as food, medicine, an aphrodisiac, money, and magic potions.