Asian Journal of Research in Chemistry
  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 3

A Review –Garlic, the Spice of Life-(Part –II)

  • Author:
  • Kishu Tripathi
  • Total Page Count: 10
  • Page Number: 225 to 234

Surya College of Pharmacy, Lucknow, (UP) India

Online published on 13 March, 2013.

Abstract

Garlic, Allium sativum is among the oldest of all cultivated plants. It has been used as a medicinal agent for thousands of years. It is a remarkable plant, which has multiple beneficial effects such as antimicrobial, antithrombotic, hypolipidemic, antiarthritic, hypoglycemic and antitumoractivity, hypocholesterolaemic, antioxidant, pesticidal, antidepressant, neuroprotective, artery and heart protector, hair re-growth inducer, immune booster etc

Keywords

Garlic, Allium sativum