Is garlic alternative medicine?

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Rivlin, Richard S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Anticoagulant; Antioxidant; Cancer prevention; Complementary medicine; Garlic

Indexed keywords

ALLYL COMPOUND; DIALLYLDISULFIDE; GARLIC EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; S ALLYL METHYLCYSTEINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTICOAGULATION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINA; CONFERENCE PAPER; EGYPT; GARLIC; HUMAN; INDIA; ITALY; JAPAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; PROPHYLAXIS; RESEARCH;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ANIMALIA;

EID: 33644834417     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.3.713s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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