[Garlic--a "secret miracle of God"?]

Abstract: Garlic belongs to the oldest traditional medicinal plants. It has already been mentioned 1500 A. D. in an ancient egyptian medical script, the Papyrus Ebers. In modern times antitumoral and antiarteriosclerotic effects are attributed to garlic-derived drugs. These effects could be demonstrated in vitro and appear to be supported by epidemiologic studies. Production of commercial products and pharmacologic studies, however, are rendered more difficult by chemical instability and low bioavailability of the active drugs. Clinical studies on effects and case reports about side effects of garlic consumption are summarized in this paper.

Keyword(s): Arteriosclerosis [prevention & control]

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