Allium sativum in the control of atherosclerosis.

Abstract

Allium sativum (garlic), a constituent of most food and some pharmaceutical preparations, has been used as a bacteriocide against a wide spectrum of organisms.1 ~10) Its bacteriocidal activity has been attributed to one of its artifacts, allicine, produced from alliin by the allinase present in garlic.ll ~13) Alliin has been reported to cause a reduction or disappearance of tumors.14) Other properties of garlic such as anthelmintic,15) antifungal,16~19) antihy-