Onion and garlic oils inhibit tumor promotion.
The tumor yield and incidence of phorbol-myristate-acetate promotion were inhibited in a dose-dependent manner over the range of 10-10 000 micrograms onion oil, applied three times per week. Garlic oil was also inhibitory but was less effective.
D000818:Animals; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects*; D004336:Drug Antagonism; D005260:Female; D005737:Garlic; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000517:prevention & control; D009821:Oils / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010704:Phorbols / Q000633:toxicity*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000633:toxicity*
D009821:Oils; D010704:Phorbols; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate