title: Garlic and health.
abstract: Garlic is a worldwide cultivated crop species which is well-known for its health beneficial effects. In this paper an overview is given on a number of important plant and health aspects of garlic. Furthermore an outline is presented of a European initiative which is aimed at the development of high quality garlic and the identification of biomarkers in atherosclerosis and cancer in humans for disease prevention.
authors.affiliation: Plant Research International, Wageningen University & Research Center, P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands. c.kik@plant.wag-ur.nl
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kik
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kahane
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gebhardt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015415:Biomarkers; D005737:Garlic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D015415:Biomarkers; D010936:Plant Extracts