Medicinal Uses of Garlic - a mini review

Authors

  • Sharmin Akter Department of Pharmacy, State University of Bangladesh, 77, Satmasjid Road Dhanmondi, Dhaka 1205, Bangladesh
  • Monira Ahsan Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
  • Sheikh Nazrul Islam Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjnut.v32i1.69906

Keywords:

Garlic, Allicin, Anti-diabetic, Cardiovascular disease, shigellosis

Abstract

Nature is serving as an abundant source of medicinal herbs and plants. Garlic is a medicinal herb with potential nutritional values. It has been used as a potential medicinal herb. Since time immemorial, garlic is a remedy for various physiological disorders. This review focuses on the medicinal uses of garlic in treatment and prevention of several chronic and acute diseases including infection of multidrug resistant Shigella infection.

Bangladesh J. Nutr. Vol. 32, December 2019, P: 61-72

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Published

2019-12-30

How to Cite

Akter, S. ., Ahsan, M. ., & Islam, S. N. . (2019). Medicinal Uses of Garlic - a mini review. Bangladesh Journal of Nutrition, 32(1), 61–72. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjnut.v32i1.69906

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 1 (2019)

Section

Articles