Effect of Garlic on Human Health

Abstract

This study aims to examine garlic’s historical medical use as well as its function in the treatment and prevention of disease. One of the therapeutic herbs that have been studied the most is garlic. For a very long time, people have been aware of garlic’s therapeutic benefits. Modern research is looking into the health benefits of garlic and tends to support many of the myths and beliefs held by ancient cultures. From Ancient times, people have consumed and used garlic as food and medicine. It is frequently advised to cure illness. Garlic has been shown to have beneficial effects “on the cardiovascular system, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, wound healing, neuro/nephroprotection, osteoporosis, stress, and aging”; garlic and its preparations have been well recognised as agents for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and other metabolic illness, atherosclerosis, hyperlipidemia, thrombosis, hypertension, and diabetes. Garlic has considerable therapeutic potential to cure various conditions, as immunomodulatory benefits and prevention of viral acute respiratory illness have been seen. Alliin may be obtained by crushing garlic cloves. To properly utilize garlic and get the benefits to the fullest, scientists face a significant problem. Using current scientific understanding, the current study on garlic aims to investigate the historical uses of plants as medicines.