Description:
Product: Garlic Extract (odorless)Botanical Name: Allium Sativum L.
Specs: Allicin 0.8%, Allicin 1%,
Properties and effects:
Many clinical trials have been conducted by researchers in USAand Europe to evaluate the medicinal use of garlic such as incholesterol control. In a meta analysis of garlic clinical trials,for treating hypercholesterolemia, 13 randomized,placebo-controlled, and double-blind trials were identified. Theanalysis revealed that all but three trials showed that garlic issignificantly superior to placebo in the reduction of totalcholesterol levels. When all trials are pooled together, asignificant reduction in total cholesterol levels is found inpatients taking garlic. The level of reduction in total cholesterolis on average at 15.7mg/dL.
The same analysis does not find garlic makes any significantreduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and anysignificant increase in high-density lipoprotein cholesterollevels.
The total cholesterol reduction by garlic is modest compared tothe cholesterol drugs like Lipitor. However, the mild action, thesafety, and the very low cost of garlic extracts as a dietarysupplement make it ideal for people to consume daily to maintainhealthy levels of cholesterol.
