Garlic (Allium sativum): A Natural Remedy for Metabolic Syndrome
Journal Title: Scholars Academic Journal of Biosciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Garlic (Allium sativum) is a bulbous plant is used medicinally with a history of human use over 5000 years. Garlic contains more than 200 chemical compounds like active compounds (allicin, alliin, ajoene) enzyme (allinase, peroxidase and myosinase) carbohydrate (sucrose and glucose) and many essential amino acids and vitamin A, B, C etc. with many trace elements. Metabolic syndrome consists of a constellation of metabolic abnormalities that confer increased risk of cardiovascular disease and Diabetes Mellitus. The major features of the Metabolic Syndrome includes: Central obesity, hyper triglyceridemia, Low HDL cholesterol, Hyperglycemia and Hypertension. The Aim of this study to investigating the effect of this garlic extract on the risk factors in metabolic syndrome patients along with conventional treatment. The subjects were divided into two groups. Group I patients were given conventional treatment only and serve as the control group. Group II patients besides conventional treatment were given Garlic Capsule (250 mg extract of garlic). In results the present study observed that lipid profile &blood sugar improved significantly in study group after garlic therapy for 3 months. The conclusion in this study is Garlic (Allium sativum) therapy had good glycemic control, both FBS and HbA1c improved significantly in study group. This therapy also improved lipid profile significantly. Such studies should be further encouraged as medicinal herbs constitute the cornerstone of traditional medicinal practice worldwide. Keywords: Metabolic Syndrome, Hyper triglyceridemia, Hyperglycemia, Allium sativum.
Authors and Affiliations
Yadav Kavita, Meena Kishori Lal, Choudhary Urmila, Sharma Meghshyam
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