TY - JOUR
AU - Ernst, Edzard
AB -  Editorial In the Middle Ages garlic became a popular remedy for the poor, allegedly protecting them from the plague and other epidemics. Much of history is, of course, based more on extrapolation than on fact. In particular, some indications for garlic look adventurous to us today. The problem seems to be that there is hardly an illness garlic does not seem to alleviate or cure. Modern research has homed in on some of the historical experiences with garlic. For several decades, there has been both active basic research aimed at defining garlic’s mechanisms of action as well as clinical research aimed at finding out how effective and safe garlic really is. Today one would be hard-pressed to find a herbal medicine that has attracted more research than garlic. A simple Pubmed search for “garlic” (15 August 2007) resulted in more than 2700 hits! Garlic Very few phytomedicines have enjoyed such extensive research and have such a long, fascinating history as garlic (Allium sativum L). The plant probably originates from Central Asia and appears to have been used by man ever since the Neolithic Age. It was employed as a medicine in most cultures around the world: In ancient 
TI - Garlic
JF - Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
DO - 10.1002/mnfr.200790025
DA - 2007-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/garlic-4N8COLQSt0
SP - 1317
EP - 1317
VL - 51
IS - 11
DP - DeepDyve
ER -