Allicin, one of the active principles of freshly crushed garlic homogenates, has a variety of
antimicrobial activities. Allicin in its pure form was found to exhibit i) antibacterial activity …

Although garlic has been used for its medicinal properties for thousands of years,
investigations into its mode of action are relatively recent. Garlic has a wide spectrum of …

The antimicrobial activity of Allium species has long been recognized, with allicin, other
thiosulfinates, and their transformation products having antimicrobial activity. Alliums are …

Plant essential oils (and/or active components) can be used as alternatives or adjuncts to
current antiparasitic therapies. Garlic oil has broad-spectrum activity against Trypanosoma …

Ajoene, a garlic-derived sulfur-containing compound that prevents platelet aggregation,
exhibited broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity. Growth of gram-positive bacteria, such as …

The extensive use of antibiotics and various chemical compounds has resulted in drug
residue and resistant pathogens in treated fish. Drug residue not only pollutes the …

Millions of people in the developing world are affected by diseases caused by the
kinetoplastid parasites: the leishmaniases, African trypanosomiasis, and Chagas disease. In …

Chagas disease affects 7.7 million people and 28 million people are at risk of acquiring the
disease in 15 endemic countries of Latin America. Benznidazole and nifurtimox are drugs …

Ajoene ((E, Z)-4, 5, 9-trithiadodeca-1, 6, 11-triene 9-oxide), a garlic-derived natural
compound, is a covalent inhibitor as well as a substrate of human glutathione reductase …

Increased platelet aggregation plays a significant role in the aetiology of cardiovascular
disease, and is complex involving multiple mechanisms. On platelet activation, there is a …