based on experiments showing immunomodulatory effects of garlic (allium sativum l.), we sought to see whether allium hirtifolim boiss., belonging to the same genus of garlic, has any effect on immune responses. hydroalcoholic extract and polyphenolic fraction of a. hirtifolium bulbs were prepared. allicin (diallyl thiosulfinate), a biologically active component, was identified in plant bulbs by...