Raw Garlic Consumption and Risk of Liver Cancer: A Population-Based Case-Control Study in Eastern China.
Liu X, Baecker A, Wu M, Zhou JY, Yang J, Han RQ, Wang PH, Liu AM, Gu X, Zhang XF, Wang XS, Su M, Hu X, Sun Z, Li G, Jin ZY, Jung SY, Mu L, He N, Lu QY, Li L, Zhao JK, Zhang ZF.
Nutrients. 2019 Aug 31;11(9). pii: E2038. doi: 10.3390/nu11092038.

The antioxidant activities of carboxymethylated garlic polysaccharide and its derivatives.
Cheng H, Huang G.
Int J Biol Macromol. 2019 Aug 24;140:1054-1063. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.08.204.

Allium vegetable consumption and health: An umbrella review of meta-analyses of multiple health outcomes.
Wan Q, Li N, Du L, Zhao R, Yi M, Xu Q, Zhou Y.
Food Sci Nutr. 2019 Jul 10;7(8):2451-2470. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.1117

Mechanism of Action of Topical Garlic on Wound Healing.
Sepehripour S, Filobbos G.
Dermatol Surg. 2019 Aug 12. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002095.

Garlic (Allium sativum L.): A Brief Review of Its Antigenotoxic Effects.
Morales-González JA, Madrigal-Bujaidar E, Sánchez-Gutiérrez M, Izquierdo-Vega JA, Valadez-Vega MDC, Álvarez-González I, Morales-González Á, Madrigal-Santillán E.
Foods. 2019 Aug 13;8(8). pii: E343. doi: 10.3390/foods8080343.

Aged garlic extract ameliorates fatty liver and insulin resistance and improves the gut microbiota profile in a mouse model of insulin resistance.
Maeda T, Miki S, Morihara N, Kagawa Y.
Exp Ther Med. 2019 Jul;18(1):857-866. doi: 10.3892/etm.2019.7636.

Nutraceutic Potential of Two Allium Species and Their Distinctive Organosulfur Compounds: A Multi-Assay Evaluation.
Fernández-Bedmar Z, Demyda-Peyrás S, Merinas-Amo T, Del Río-Celestino M.
Foods. 2019 Jun 21;8(6). pii: E222. doi: 10.3390/foods8060222.

Preventive Effects and Mechanisms of Garlic on Dyslipidemia and Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis.
Chen K, Xie K, Liu Z, Nakasone Y, Sakao K, Hossain A, Hou DX.
Nutrients. 2019 May 29;11(6). pii: E1225. doi: 10.3390/nu11061225.

Garlic and its Active Compounds: A Potential Candidate in The Prevention of Cancer by Modulating Various Cell Signalling Pathways.
Almatroodi SA, Alsahli MA, Almatroudi A, Rahmani AH.
Anticancer Agents Med Chem. 2019 Apr 8. doi: 10.2174/1871520619666190409100955.

Retention of Bioactive Compounds During Domestic Processing of Croatian Domestic Garlic (Allium sativum L.).
Pedisić S, Zorić Z, Miljanović A, Šimić D, Repajić M, Dragović-Uzelac V.
Food Technol Biotechnol. 2018 Dec;56(4):590-596. doi: 10.17113/ftb.56.04.18.5709

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.