A round-up of newly come research ...

A round-up of newly come research

As the mass-market pharmaceutical industry trys to develop, and market, compounded side-effect-heavy synthetic drugs, there's the quiet power of garlic, the natural-medicine drifts of which were written about in succession cuneiform tablets in 3,000 BC These tablets document that the ancient Sumerians and Assyrians "used garlic to strengthen the material substance and treat infectious fevers, diarrhea, swollen joints and sprains," according to Stephanie Pedersen in the 2000 mini-book, Garlic: Immunity Booster and Inflammation Reducer (New York: Dorling Kindersley Publishing). Did these ancient populaces know something that modern science has solitary been "discovering" over the last 50 years?

GARLIC & CANCER

2000 review from D.L. Lamm and D.R. Riggs awaited at garlic's ability to detoxify chemical cancer-causers (carcinogens) and thwart cancer. The authors wrote that "garlic is reported to stimulate immunity, including macrophage activity, natural killer and killer small rooms [ ... ] and to increase the production of IL-2, TNF and interferon-gamma." The balance of research l them to close that: "Garlic is clearly not a panacea for cancer, further its broad range of beneficial issues are worthy of serious consideration in clinical trials for the prevention and treatment of cancer."

Lamm, DL and Riggs, DR "The potential application of Allium sativum (garlic) for the treatment of bladder cancer," Urol Clin North Am 27(1):157-162 2000

GARLIC EXTRACT (AGED) & DIABETES MELLITUS

In a 1999 reflection S. Kasuga, and colleagues, anticipateed at garlic extract (aged) and the risk of diabetes mellitus/hyperglycemia. Using an animal prototype it was shown that pre-treatment with the garlic extract "significantly obviateed [ ... ] hyperglycemia," and that the effectiveness of the aged extract was "the same as for diazepam," a leading unsalable article The authors were encouraged enough at these results, and other findings in the same meditation to remark that this garlic extract "may intercept stress-induced hyperglycemia, which is the risk of suffering from diabetes mellitus and its progression."

Kasuga, s et al. "Effect of aged garlic extract (AGE) onward hyperglycemia induced by immobilization stres in mice," Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi 114(3):191-197 1999

GARLIC & DETOXIFICATION

A 2000 reflection out of India's Annnamalai University (Department of Biochemistry) anticipateed at compounds from garlic clove and neem leaves in an animal design While treatment with MNNG produc toxic oxidative changes in the stomach, liver and circulation--in addition to a decrease in the plains of antioxidant, glutathione, and other antioxidant/detoxification enzymes--giving garlic composes "significantly decreased the formation" of toxic mixs (metabolites) and improved the horizontals of antioxidants and detoxifying enzyme in the above-mentioned organs and system

Arivazhagan, s et al. "Modulatory effects of garlic and neem leaf extracts upon N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG)-induced oxidative stress in Wistar rats," small cavity Biochem Funct 18(1):17-21, 2000.

GARLIC EXTRACT (AGED) & ATHEROSCLEROSIS

N Ide and BH Lau published a consideration in 1999, in which the issues of garlic extract (aged) were observ in connection with important markers of atherosclerosis, as it was as free-radical destruction of (or oxidation of) "bad" low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol within pulmonary artery small rooms The results demonstrated that garlic extract (aged) obstructed oxidation-caused injury to these arterial enclosed spaces mainly through protecting the flats of intracellular glutathione and by the agency of getting rid of toxins (in this case, peroxides). This research suggests that this garlic extract may be "useful for the prevention of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases."

Ide, N and Lau, BH "Aged garlic extract attenuates intracellular oxidative stress" Phytomedicine 6(2): 125-131 1999

IMMUNITY & AGE-ASSOCIATED LEARNING/MEMORY

A 1998 animal-model research looked at the relationship between age-related immune-function and learning. With the knowledge that decreased immune reply (which is associated with advancing age) is said to alter certain functions of the central nervous arrangement (CNS) through the neuroendocrine network, the authors plant that treatment of study mice with garlic extract (aged) improved immune functions closely related to what would normally be age-associated "deterioration of learning and memory."

Zhang, Y et al. "Functional relationship between age-related immunodeficiency and learning deterioration," Eur J Neurosci 10(12):3869-3875 1998

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