The allium compounds actually came from Allium sativum which is commonly known as garlic. Garlic is indeed one of the most widely researched and studied medicinal plants for its great potential in the field of medicine.



In the making of the allium compounds, it is given that the fresh garlic bulb is usually dehydrated, and crushed into a powder. After that, it is then compacted to produce a tablet. It is then the tablet form that is most regularly applied commercial preparation of the garlic. It is also noted that the raw whole cloves of garlic have somehow the same effects.

The allium compounds that are believed to be responsible for the garlics actions have been alleged to ward off the evil spirits and it will help in healing the wounds. This is the common belief of many people and until now such belief is still practiced.

Now what are the health benefits of the allium compounds?

Numerous studies have been conducted and fortunately those studies bring out some of the fundamental uses of the allium compound. There are also some well-known investigations that are mainly focusing on the potential advantages in lessening the cardiovascular disease danger for the main reason that allium compounds have a lipid-lowering effect as well as antithrombotic effects. And aside from that, the potential for antitumor and antimicrobial effects are also being studied by some experts.

For further information, the cholesterol lowering effects of the allium compounds which in turn are attributed to the garlic have been well documented by some experts in the human to really see the possible outcomes from such application. It is then found out from such study that the garlic, from which this supplement is created, may reduce the total serum cholesterol, triglycerides, and LDL, while heightening the level of HDL. In fact, certain outcomes of one of the clinical study conducted for the functions of the allium compounds once reported that there is a mean reduction of six percent on the total serum cholesterol and eleven percent in the LDL.

Those studies that are conducted to find out the health benefits reported that an allium compound known as methylallyltrisulphide which is found in garlic oil has been associated to the inhibition of platelet aggregation. There is also another allium compound in the name of ajoene, which is recently being studied and investigated for believing that it has a great effect on the platelet aggregation.

However, the mechanism for such studies still remains unclear, but the preliminary pilot studies with AIDS patients suggest that the garlic along with its allium compounds have a great effect in reducing morbidity.