REVIEW: Organosulphure compound of garlic (Allium sativum L.) and its biological activities

Abstract

Abstract. Garlic was used a long time ago as traditional medicine. The valuable bulb is used to treat hypertension, respiratory infection, headache, hemorrhoids, constipation, bruised injury or slice, insomnia, cholesterol, influenza, urinary disease, etc. Garlic bulbs can be used as anti-diabetic, anti-hypertension, anti-cholesterol, anti-atherosclerosis, anti-oxidant, anti-cell platelet aggregation, fibrinolysis spur, anti-viral, anti-microbial, and anti-cancer. The ultimate bioactive compound of garlic is organo-sulfur components, i.e., alliin, allicin, ajoene, allyl sulfide groups, and allyl cysteine. There was not any report of any side effects or toxicity of garlic.