Role of Garlic in Chronic Diseases: Focusing on Gut Microbiota Modulation

Wei Quan Lim; Jia Ying Cheam; Jodi Woan Fei Law; Vengadesh Letchumanan; Learn Han Lee; Loh Teng Hern Tan

doi:10.36877/pmmb.a0000271

Role of Garlic in Chronic Diseases: Focusing on Gut Microbiota Modulation

Wei Quan Lim, Jia Ying Cheam, Jodi Woan Fei Law, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Learn Han Lee, Loh Teng Hern Tan

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Abstract

Garlic is a herb and has been used as a spice with a long history in different types of cuisine. Garlic and its components are believed to be able to bring benefits to the health of an individual. The gut microbiota is closely related to an individual's health, and garlic is shown to have an effect on the gut microbiota as well. Hence, this literature review aims to portray the uses of garlic and its bioactive constituents on human health, particularly looking at how it modulates the gut microbiota and subsequently affects an individual's health directly or indirectly. These studies have shown the ameliorative effects of garlic and its bioactive constituents on various chronic diseases, including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia and liver diseases.

Original language	English
Article number	a0000271
Journal	Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.36877/pmmb.a0000271
Publication status	Published - 20 Jan 2022
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Garlic
allicin
alliin
gut microbiome
metabolic diseases

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Molecular Biology
Microbiology (medical)
Microbiology
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)

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