title: Antimicrobial effect of garlic (Allium sativum).
abstract: Medicinal plants like pumpkin seed, thyme, onion, Nigella sativa, lemon balm, and stinging nettle are used extensively today. One of these plants used most intensively and widespread is garlic. In this context, fresh shape, powder state and oil of garlic have been used all around the world, especially in Far East for centuries. It is scientifically proven that garlic is effectively used in cardiovascular diseases as a regulator of blood pressure, with dropper effects on glycaemia and high blood cholesterol, against bacterial, viral, mycotic and parasitic infections. It's also known that garlic is a wonderful plant having the properties of empowering immune system, anti-tumour and antioxidant effects. In this article, the summary of properties of garlic and its use against bacterial diseases is given. This article is a short review of recent patents on antimicrobial effect of garlic.
authors.affiliation: Uludag University, Yenisehir Ibrahim Orhan Vocational School, Yenisehir/Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gulsen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goncagul
authors.forename: Erol
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ayaz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D005737:Garlic; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy; D010330:Patents as Topic; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D028321:Plant Preparations