R an article published, entitled “renoprotective effect of aged garlic extract in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats” (1). In this study, diabetic rats were feed by aged garlic juice orally. The serum and urinary biochemical parameters were analyzed in all the groups and at the end of 12 weeks follow up, the kidney morphological examination were performed, too. They found that, diabetic rats ...

Cardiovascular disease is a complex and multifactorial disease characterized by such factors as high cholesterol, hypertension, reduced fibrinolysis, increase in blood-clotting time and increased platelet aggregation. Dietary therapy is the first step in the treatment of hyperlipidemia; garlic has been used medicinally for centuries and is still included in the traditional medicine of many cult...

garlic is one of the export crops which has a global reputation in terms of taste and quality. zanjan province produces 23 percent of total garlic crop of iran and is one the hubs of garlic production in the country. effective factors on marketing of garlic is not well studied in this province. therefore, the main purpose of this study is analysis of factors affecting marketing of garlic in zan...

Tissue culture is considered as an alternative tool for garlic breeding as traditional breeding is not possible due to its sterility. A study was carried out to develop a protocol of regeneration in Bangladesh local garlic. Shoot and root meristems of garlic cv. Bangladesh local were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium containing various growth regulator combinations. Regeneration from ...

Throughout history, many different cultures have recognized the potential use of garlic for prevention and treatment of different diseases. Recent studies support the effects of garlic and its extracts in a wide range of applications. These studies raised the possibility of revival of garlic therapeutic values in different diseases. Different compounds in garlic are thought to reduce the risk f...

A wide range of biological activities of garlic in vitro and in vivo have been verified including its antioxidant, antitumor and anti-inflammatory effects. Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) is an enzyme widely distributed in mammals and is inducible preferentially by IFN-gamma. IDO degrades the essential amino acid tryptophan to form N-formyl kynurenine. In the present in vitro study, the modul...

Allium sativum (garlic) can cause an irritant contact dermatitis, secondary to naturopathic practices. We report an unusually severe case of chemical burn following garlic applied under occlusion.

Garlic juice (dose equivalent to 3.3 g to 33 g garlic) mainly caused bradycardia in frog Rana tigerina. The disturbance in ventricular rhythm was observed prior to than that of atria. Rhythm was specially disturbed at higher doses causing bizarre pattern. Force of contraction of the heart also decreased with higher dose of the garlic extract. The results suggest that garlic extract has some ben...

We evaluated the preventive and therapeutic effects of aqueous suspensions of garlic, tomato, and garlic + tomato in the development of experimental Ehrlich tumors in mice. The aqueous suspensions (2%) were administered over a short term for 30 days before tumor inoculation and 12 days afterward, and suspensions at 6% were administered for 180 days before inoculation and for 12 days afterward. ...

Background: Metabolic syndrome is considered to be an inflammatory situation with highly production of adipokines. Garlic and its products are known to induce antiinflammatory effects. However, no data are available on the antiinflammatory effects of garlic in subjects with metabolic syndrome. Objectives: This study was designed to investigate the effects of a chemically wellcharacterized garli...