title: [Garlic as phytogenic antilipemic agent. Recent studies with a standardized dry garlic powder substance].
abstract: Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is a commonplace drug. It is now available in the form of dragees made of garlic powder, standardized to 1.3% alliin. The lipid-lowering potential of such preparations has not been reviewed yet. In 7 out of 8 studies, including over 500 patients, a daily dose of 0.6 g to 0.9 g garlic powder reduced plasma cholesterol and triglyceride levels by 5 to 20 percent. The metabolic mechanisms of these reductions are not known.
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin-Gerontologie, Universitat Erlangen-Nürnberg.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brosche
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Platt
mesh_terms: D005737:Garlic; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000628:therapy*; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D011208:Powders
chemical_list: D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D011208:Powders
vernacular_title: Knoblauch als pflanzlicher Lipidsenker. Neuere Untersuchungen mit einem standardisierten Knoblauchtrockenpulver-Präparat.