Garlic (Allium sativum) is an evergreen bulb plant belonging to the family of Liliaceae well known by ancient Egyptians, Romans, Indians and Chinese.

Garlic contains potassium and magnesium, as well as vitamin C, B9, B6 and B1.

It has been shown to be antihypertensive (1), cardioprotective (degenerative diseases of the cardiovascular system) (2), cholesterol-lowering against the risk of atherosclerosis (3).

Its intake reduces the risk of prostate cancer (4).

Useful in the wound healing process (5).

Garlic studies

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(1) Aged garlic extract reduces blood pressure in hypertensives: a dose-response trial.  Ried K, Frank OR, Stocks NP.
Eur J Clin Nutr. 2013 Jan;67(1):64-70. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2012.178.

(2) Aged garlic extract and coenzyme Q10 have favorable effect on inflammatory markers and coronary atherosclerosis progression: A randomized clinical trial.  Zeb I, Ahmadi N, Nasir K, Kadakia J, Larijani VN, Flores F, Li D, Budoff MJ.  J Cardiovasc Dis Res. 2012 Jul;3(3):185-90. doi: 10.4103/0975-3583.98883. -

(3) Cholesterol-lowering effect of allicin on hypercholesterolemic ICR mice.  Lu Y, He Z, Shen X, Xu X, Fan J, Wu S, Zhang D.  Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2012;2012:489690. doi: 10.1155/2012/489690. Epub 2012 Aug 9.

(4) Allium vegetables and risk of prostate cancer: evidence from 132,192 subjects.  Zhou XF, Ding ZS, Liu NB.  Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2013;14(7):4131-4.

Major dietary factors and prostate cancer risk: a prospective multicenter case-control study.  Salem S, Salahi M, Mohseni M, Ahmadi H, Mehrsai A, Jahani Y, Pourmand G.  Nutr Cancer. 2011;63(1):21-7. doi: 10.1080/01635581.2010.516875.

Chemoprevention of prostate cancer: what can be recommended to patients?  Colli JL, Amling CL.  Curr Urol Rep. 2009 May;10(3):165-71. Review.

(5) Effect of Topical Garlic on Wound Healing and Scarring: A Clinical Trial.  Alhashim M, Lombardo J.  Dermatol Surg. 2019 Sep 2. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002123.