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Odourless Garlic capsules X 60.
Each capsule contains 2mg of garlic extract equivalent to 1000mg (1g) of fresh Garlic Clove. This provides 50mcg of Allicin.
Further information on garlic Why is garlic good for our health? When cloves are chewed, crushed or cut, they release a compound called allicin - the chemical that gives garlic its pungent taste and smell. And it's the allicin that scientists have discovered is the active ingredient thought to be responsible for garlic's therapeutic qualities.
Garlic - helping your health Most of the modern research on garlic has concentrated on its ability to lower cholesterol and blood pressure as well as offering protection against strokes and heart disease. The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians reviewed data on cholesterol in 1993, it found that after just four weeks there was a 12 per cent reduction in cholesterol levels in the research groups that had taken garlic.
Scientists have also looked at the role garlic plays in helping prevent the formation of blood clots. A review of recent clinical trials, published in the Journal of Hypertension, showed that taking garlic tablets cut volunteers' blood pressure by between one and five per cent. These results led the report's authors to conclude that taking garlic supplements could cut the incidence of stroke and heart disease. |