GarlicExtractBotanicalSource:AlliumsativumL.
PlantPartUsed:Bulb.
CASNo.:539-86-6.
RatioExtract:10:1;100:1
Specification:Allicin0.6%,0.8%,1.0%,1.2%,2.0%.
MolecularFormula:C6H10OS2.
MolecularWeight:162.28.
Appearance:Finelightyellowpowder.
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Description:
Garlicisanherb.Itisbestknownasaflavoringforfood.Butovertheyears,
garlichasbeenusedasamedicinetopreventortreatawiderangeof
diseasesandconditions.Thefreshcloveorsupplementsmadefromthe
cloveareusedformedicine.Garlicisusedformanyconditionsrelatedtothe
heartandbloodsystem.Theseconditionsincludehighbloodpressure,high
cholesterol,coronaryheartdisease,heartattack.Garlicactuallymaybe
effectiveinslowingthedevelopmentofatherosclerosisandseemstobeabletomodestlyreducebloodpressure.Somepeopleusegarlictopreventcolon
cancer,rectalcancer,stomachcancer,breastcancer,prostatecancer,and
lungcancer.Itisalsousedtotreatprostatecancerandbladdercancer.Garlichasbeentriedfortreatinganenlargedprostate(benignprostatic
hyperplasia;BPH),diabetes,osteoarthritis,hayfever(allergicrhinitis),
traveler'sdiarrhea,highbloodpressurelateinpregnancy(
preeclampsia),coldandflu.Itisalsousedforbuildingtheimmunesystem,
preventingtickbites,andpreventingandtreatingbacterialandfungal
infections.Otherusesincludetreatmentoffever,coughs,headache,stomachache,
sinuscongestion,gout,rheumatism,hemorrhoids,asthma,bronchitis,
shortnessofbreath,lowbloodpressure,lowbloodsugar,highbloodsugar,
andsnakebites.Itisalsousedforfightingstressandfatigue,andmaintaininghealthyliverfunction.Somepeopleapplygarlicoiltotheirskintotreatfungalinfections,warts,and
corns.Thereissomeevidencesupportingthetopicaluseofgarlicforfungal
infectionslikeringworm,jockitch,andathlete'sfoot;buttheeffectivenessof
garlicagainstwartsandcornsisstilluncertain.Thereisalotofvariationamonggarlicproductssoldformedicinalpurposes.Theamountofallicin,theactiveingredientandthesourceofgarlic'sdistinctiveodor,dependsonthemethodofpreparation.Allicinisunstable,andchangesintoadifferentchemicalratherquickly.Methodsthatinvolvecrushingthefreshclovereleasemoreallicin.Someproductshaveacoating(entericcoating)to
protectthemagainstattackbystomachacids.Whilegarlicisacommonflavoringinfood,somescientistshavesuggested
thatitmighthavearoleasafoodadditivetopreventfoodpoisoning.Thereis
someevidencethatfreshgarlic,butnotagedgarlic,cankillcertainbacteria
suchasE.coli,antibiotic-resistantStaphylococcusaureus,andSalmonellaenteritidisinthelaboratory.Howdoesitwork?
Garlicproducesachemicalcalledallicin.Thisiswhatseemstomakegarlic
workforcertainconditions.Allicinalsomakesgarlicsmell.Someproductsaremade"odorless"byagingthegarlic,butthisprocesscanalsomakethegarliclesseffective.It'sagoodideatolookforsupplementsthatarecoated(entericcoating)sotheywilldissolveintheintestineandnotinthestomach.Functions:
Anti-bacteria;Antifungal;Antiviral:
Allicinhasastrongexterminateactionongram-positivebacteriaandgram-negativebacteria,caneffectivelyinhibitfish,livestockandotherpoultrydiseases;
LoweryourCholesterolLevel;
Enhanceimmunity,andpromotethehealthygrowthoflivestockandpoultry
fish;
Preventionofatherosclerosis,protecttheheartagainstattack;
Haveantipyreticfunction,detoxification,promotingbloodcirculationtoremovebloodstasis;
Fallhematicfat,fallbloodpressure,fallbloodsugarandanti-plateletaggregation;
Improveplasminogenactivity,torestrainandkilltumorcells,preventionand
treatmentoftumor;
Itcanreducethecoronaryatheroscleroticplaque,canresistbloodtied;
Allicincaneffectivelystimulatetheanimalsproducearomaformationofaminoacids,increasethearomacomponentsofmeatandeggsC3H5S(O)gene,
thefreshnessofmeatandeggs;