User:Herb5902/Garlic

Allium sativum

thiosulfinates (e.g., allicin)

Benefits:

• Garlic (Allium sativum)-derived SEVs inhibit cancer cell proliferation and induce caspase mediated apoptosis
• high blood pressure
• antimicrobial
  • nemotodes
  • antiviral
    • the common cold
    • corona virus
    • herpes
    • influenza A
    • rhinovirus-2
    • HIV Reverse Transcriptase and protease inhibitor
    • GA and Allicin showed antiviral activity against both latent and lytic KSHV, while EGCG displayed activity against lytic KSHV only.
  • Antibiotic Properties
    • Beta lactamase Inhibitor
      • Staphylococcus aureus
• antidiabetic
  • reduces insulin resistance
    • ameliorates the mitochondrial-dysfunction
  • reduces overall tumour necrosis factor alpha
  • improvement in histological appearance of pancreatic beta-cells

• • NF-κB inhibitor

• bone health
• reduces serum angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activity
• increases catalase activity

• stimulates the release of
  • IL-2, and
  • IFN-gamma.
• increases NK activity
• activates macrophages
• inhibits RNA synthesis in Blastocystis hominis
• Diarrhea

Side Affects:

• stimulates the release of
  • TNF-alpha (probably from macrophages)
• Gas: Garlic contains fructans, which are FODMAPs that can cause bloating.

Google Scholar

• Allium sativum Transforming growth factor-alpha (TGFA)