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
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 225 to 234

Surya College of Pharmacy, Lucknow, (UP) India

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