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GarlicHealth™, Pure-Gar® Odorless Garlic, 650mg (60 tablets) -- OUT OF STOCK
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What is GarlicHealth™ Odorless Garlic?
Garlic (Allium sativum: Allii sativi bulbus). Garlic exhibits antibacterial, antifungal, lipid-lowering, and fibrinolytic properties and may inhibit blood platelet aggregation.1,2,4,7,8,9
Four grams a day of fresh garlic or an equivalent preparation may be a preventative against age-related cardio-vascular problems. High in sulphur, garlic has been show to reduce the oxidation of LDL cholesterol (when LDL is oxidized it forms athero-plaques) and to produce small reductions in blood pressure. It is listed in German Commission E Monographs2 as a preventative to age-dependent vascular changes and as a supportive dietary measure when blood lipid levels are high.
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Big News About Garlic
In the May 1999 issue of Atherosclerosis, a study was published that shows how beneficial the continuous intake of garlic can be. We think the wording of the study abstract so well illustrates the benefits of garlic that we quote it below. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, the plaque volumes in both carotid and femoral arteries of 152 probationers were determined by B-mode ultrasound. Continuous intake of high-dose garlic powder dragées reduced significantly the increase in arteriosclerotic plaque volume by 5-18% or even effected a slight regression within the observational period of 48 months. Also the age-dependent representation of the plaque volume shows an increase between 50 and 80 years that is diminished under garlic treatment by 6-13% related to 4 years. It seems even more important that with garlic application the plaque volume in the whole collective remained practically constant within the age-span of 50-80 years.14
What makes Garlic work?
Garlic, like Saw Palmetto, is an excellent example of a natural remedy that can best be described as pleiotropic, meaning that it acts in many ways on the body that collectively result in its apparent beneficial effects. The most important of the chemical compounds found in garlic preparations are the sulfurs. They include alliin, allicin, thiosulfinates, gamma glutamylcysteine peptides, and various other sulphur compounds. Many of these compounds do not exist naturally in garlic, but are the result of the method in which garlic is prepared.9 The antihypertensive, anti-atherosclerotic, and platelet aggregation inhibiting mechanisms of these compounds have not been completely elucidated. It would therefore be best to take a garlic preparation that contains a good representation of all of these compounds. It is estimated that about 82% of the sulfur compounds in garlic consist of alliin and gamma glutamylcysteine peptides.9 Alliin occurs naturally in garlic. When the garlic is crushed, alliin is allowed to react with alliinase, an enzyme that is present in neighboring "compartments" called vacuoles. The end result of the interaction between alliin and alliinase is the highly touted compound, allicin. Steam distillation produces no allicin, but converts alliin entirely to diallyl sulfides. You will know a steam-distilled product because it is a volatile oil that is sold in gel-caps. Water-extracted preparations are thought to contain almost none of the beneficial compounds. Dry powder preparations contain mostly alliin and allicin (like the crushed bulb). Whole garlic cloves contain 0.25%-1.15% alliin, while carefully dried powder preparations contain 0.7%-1.7% alliin - that's right - even more than crushed bulb. Alliin is of prime importance because allicin is derived therefrom; other sulfides are in turn derived from the degradation of allicin.9
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Label Facts
GarlicHealth™ Pure-Gar® Enteric Coated Odorless Garlic, 650mg, 60 Tablets:
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Supplement Facts
Serving Size: 1 Tablet
Servings per container: 60 |
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Amount Per Serving |
% Daily Value |
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| Pure-Gar® Garlic (Allium sativum) (Bulb) |
650 mg |
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| Alliin |
13,200 mcg |
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| Total Thiosulfinates |
6,000 mcg |
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| Allicin Yield |
6,000 mcg |
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| Gamma Glutamylcysteines |
5,2000 mcg |
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| Sulfur |
4,2000 mcg |
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Other ingredients: Cellulose (plant fiber), dibasic calcium phosphate, cellulose gum, silica, stearic acid, magnesium stearate, enteric coating (diethyl phthalate, methylcellulose, cellulose acetate phthalate, glycerine).
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Dietary Restrictions
 This is a vegetarian product.
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References
Garlic References / Additional Resources
- Blumenthal, Mark; Goldberg, Alicia; Brinckmann, Josef, Eds,; Tyler, VarroE, PhD, ScD. Herbal Medicine: Expanded Commission E Monographs. American Botanical Council, 2000.
- Blumenthal, Mark; Busse, Werner R; Goldberg, Alicia; Gruenwald, Joerg, PhD; Hall, Tara; Riggins, Chance W.; Rister, Robert S., Eds, Klein, Sigrid, PhD; Rister, Robert S, Trans, Tyler, VarroE, PhD, ScD. The Complete German Commission E Monographs: Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines. American Botanical Council, 1998.
- Breithaupt-Grogler K, Ling M, Boudoulas H, Belz GG. Protective effect of chronic garlic intake on elastic properties of aorta in the elderly. Circulation 1997 Oct 21;96(8):2649-55.
- Gruenwald, Joerg, PhD; Brendler, Thomas, BA; Jaenicke, Christof, MD. PDR for Herbal Medicines. Medical Economics Company, 1998.
- Jain AK, Vargas R, Gotzkowsky S, McMahon FG. Can garlic reduce levels of serum lipids? A controlled clinical study. Am J Med 1993 Jun;94(6):632-5.
- Murray, Michael, ND; Pizzorno, Joseph, ND. Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, second ed. Prima Publishing, Rocklin. 1999.
- Pizzorno, Joseph, ND; Murray, Michael T, Eds. Textbook of Natural Medicine, second ed. Churchill Livingstone, 1999.
- WHO Monographs on Selected Medicinal Plants, volume 1. World Health Organization, Geneva. 1999.
- McGuffin M, Hobbs C, Upton R, Goldberg A, Eds. American Herbal Products Association's Botanical Safety Handbook. CRC Press LLC. 1997.
- Orekhov AN, Grunwald J. Effects of garlic on atherosclerosis. Nutrition 1997 Jul-Aug;13(7-8):656-63
- Siegel G, Walter A, Engel S, Walper A, Michel F. [Pleiotropic effects of garlic]. [Article in German]. Wien Med Wochenschr 1999;149(8-10):217-24.
Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trials
- Abramovitz, D., S. Gavri, D. Harats, H. Levkovitz, D. Mirelman, T. Miron, S. Eilat-Adar, A. Rabinkov, M. Wilchek, M. Eldar and Z. Vered (1999). "Allicin-induced decrease in formation of fatty streaks (atherosclerosis) in mice fed a cholesterol-rich diet." Coron Artery Dis 10(7): 515-9.
- Bordia, A., S. K. Verma and K. C. Srivastava (1998). "Effect of garlic (Allium sativum) on blood lipids, blood sugar, fibrinogen and fibrinolytic activity in patients with coronary artery disease." Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 58(4): 257-63.
- Koscielny, J., D. Klussendorf, R. Latza, R. Schmitt, H. Radtke, G. Siegel and H. Kiesewetter (1999). "The antiatherosclerotic effect of Allium sativum." Atherosclerosis 144(1): 237-49.
- Rotzsch, W., V. Richter, F. Rassoul and A. Walper (1992). "[Postprandial lipemia under treatment with Allium sativum. Controlled double-blind study of subjects with reduced HDL2-cholesterol]." Arzneimittelforschung 42(10): 1223-7.
- Vorberg, G. and B. Schneider (1990). "Therapy with garlic: results of a placebo-controlled, double-blind study." Br J Clin Pract Suppl 69: 7-11.
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