What is garlic?

    Last Updated: October 25, 2023

    Garlic (Allium sativum) is a vegetable that can be eaten raw or cooked. It is also sold as a dietary supplement. Garlic contains several sulfur-containing phytochemicals that are metabolized when eaten and can affect cardiovascular health and inflammation.[1] These chemicals include allicin, diallyl disulfide (DADS), diallyl trisulfide (DATS), and S-allylmercaptocysteine (SAMC).

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    1. ^Tudu CK, Dutta T, Ghorai M, Biswas P, Samanta D, Oleksak P, Jha NK, Kumar M, Radha , Proćków J, Pérez de la Lastra JM, Dey ATraditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of garlic (), a storehouse of diverse phytochemicals: A review of research from the last decade focusing on health and nutritional implications.Front Nutr.(2022)