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Effects of garlic on cardiovascular functions in diabetes |
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| Creator | Patcharin Tep-areenan |
| Title | Effects of garlic on cardiovascular functions in diabetes |
| Publisher | Faculty of Medicine,Srinakharinwirot University |
| Publication Year | 2541 |
| Journal Title | Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences |
| Journal Vol. | 5 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 21-26 |
| Keyword | garlic, heart, atherosclerosis, diabetes |
| ISSN | 0859-3299 |
| Abstract | Garlic (Allium sat~vum) has been used in folk medrc~ne rn most cultures formore than 5.000 years. The pharmacological effects of garl~c on cardiovascularfunct~ons have been wrdely studled In d~abetes Because several stud~es found thatcard~ovascular compllcat~ons account for much of the morb~d~ty and mortalrty ofdiabet~c patients. Moreover; the results of numerous studies show that garlic canreduce blood glucose and blood pressure, inh~bit platelet aggregation, enhancef~brrnolyt~c actrvlty and reduce plasma Ilp~d, in addition, garllc can also lnhlblt an oxidationreaction These effects ~ndrcate that garlic may prevent and attenuate thecardrovascular dysfunctions In d~abetes. However; the mechanrsms and activeIngredients of garl~c remain uncertain In the future, these might be a great rnterestTherefore, garl~c m~ght be a therapeutrc tool In the prevention of d~abettccardiovascular complrcatrons. |
