The interaction with iodine metabolism following ingestion of Allium cepa (onion) and Allium sativum (garlic) by albino Wistar rats have been studied. The determination of the effect of the oral administration of onion and garlic extract on thyroid hormones (triidothyronine,T3, thyroxine,T4 were studied. The mean values of triiodothyronine (T3) for the experimental animals were 1.23 ± 0.09ng/ml...

The effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) on the root growth, root apical meristem mitosis and mitotic aberrations of garlic (Allium sativum L.) were investigated. ZnO NPs caused a concentration-dependent inhibition of root length. When treated with 50 mg/L ZnO NPs for 24 h, the root growth of garlic was completely blocked. The 50% inhibitory concentration (IC(50)) was estimated to be 1...

In the present study, the effect of garlic (Allium sativum) extract on ischemic preconditioning and ischemia-reperfusion induced cardiac injury has been studied. Hearts from adult albino rats of Wistar strain were isolated and immediately mounted on Langendorff's apparatus for retrograde perfusion. After 15 minutes of stabilization, the hearts were subjected to four episodes of 5 min ischemia, ...

The properties of garlic (Allium sativum L.) are attributed to organosulfur compounds. Although these compounds change during cultivation and storage, there is no report of their simultaneous analysis. Here, a newly developed analytical method with a rapid and simple sample preparation to determine four sulfoxides and three gamma-glutamyl peptides in garlic is reported. All garlic samples were ...

abstract introduction the main function of the fibrinolytic system is to dissolve fibrin clots in circulation. this system is composed of inactive precursor plasminogen which can be converted into plasmin by the proteolytic enzymes like tissue-type plasminogen activator (tpa). fibrinolytic properties can be found in a variety of medicine plants and they could effectively prevent cardiovascular ...

this is the second report of conjunctival sac pinworm infection in the literature. the patient was treated with garlic juice, which was prepared as an eye drop. the first case reported from india was a is year old girl who had pinworm infection of her left eye. she had wonnexpulsion•at night. our case was a 13 year old girl who had worm infestation in both eyes, along with frequent pinworm disc...