title: Effect of onion and ginger consumption on platelet thromboxane production in humans.
abstract: The effects of onion and ginger consumption on platelet thromboxane production were examined. Volunteers, all Danish women, consumed either 70 g raw onion or 5 g raw ginger daily for a period of 7 days. Each participant in each (onion or ginger) group served as her own control. TxB2 determination was made in serum obtained after blood clotting. The following are the results. TxB2 (pmol/ml serum): (i) onion group--before consumption 910 +/- 327, after consumption 1005 +/- 713 (Mean +/- SD, N = 5); (ii) ginger consumption 782 +/- 482, after consumption 498 +/- 164 (Mean +/- SD, N = 7).
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Medicine, Odense University, Denmark.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Srivastava
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000490:Allium; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D013929:Thromboxane B2