Clinical effectiveness of garlic (Allium sativum)

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1382-1385

  Pittler, Max H ^a   Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allium sativum; Alternative medicine; Complementary medicine; Garlic; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GARLIC; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MEDLINE; NEOPLASM; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GARLIC; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MEDLINE; NEOPLASMS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 36649006627     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200700073     Document Type: Review

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