Garlic can improve a man's sex life.

Garlic can get men to perform better in bed

Garlic can get men to perform better in bed

Boffins say that eating the pungent plant widens blood vessels in intimate areas of the male anatomy and could solve diagnosed cases of erectile dysfunction.

Dr. Gajanan Bhat, of the Shripad Hegde Kadave Institute of Medical Sciences in India, said: "(Garlic juice alongside a standard drug) resulted in a statistically significant improvement in erectile function in patients complaining of erectile dysfunction."

The benefits of garlic for couples looking to spice things up in the bedroom have also been championed by nutritionist Shona Wilkinson.

She told The Sun: "While most people see 'garlic breath' as a turn-off, garlic is actually proven to benefit your sex life. It contains a compound called 'allicin', which increases blood flow around the body.

"Given that blood flow around the genitalia is a key component of sex, anything that helps with this blood flow could improve your sex life."