Garlic tablets ?

suzy_g

Did anyone see the program on bbc last night, the bit about eating raw garlic helping to bring down cholesterol. does anyone know if the garlic tablets you can buy will have the same effect. thanks. suzy

Ted_Hutchinson

BBC - BBC TWO - The Truth About Food
Clip: Garlic cure

The volunteers consumed 5 g raw garlic twice a day for 42 days

Dr Weil suggests and commercial garlic capsules do not preserve the full activity of the fresh bulb

suzy_g

Thank you Ted, It seen garlic supplement are beneficial ,from what I can understand. I will get some at the weekend, because there is no way my husband would be able to eat all that raw garlic, thanks again suzy

suzy_g

But maybe I could combine the two as Dr weil suggests putting chopped garlic on cooked food ect

Ted_Hutchinson

Mercola on Garlic

Mayo Clinic article

Edit just tried eating a raw garlic on it's own and I certainly don't want to repeat it. I use quite a bit in food and the olive man on the market sells a mild presered garlic that is very nice.

springchicken

I take garlic capsules regulary as it is supposed to boost the immune system and help prevent colds and flu.
They seem too have worked for me so far this year as I havnt had the numerous chest infections I usually get ! So its a bonus to hear it is also good for cholesterol levels.

ariba10

The longer Garlic is cooked the sweeter it is.

When we first went to Portugal thee first time we were given a pork dish that had been roasted with garlic cloves in it.

We were persuaded to try the cloves. They were wonderful and was converted there and then.

Ted_Hutchinson

When a clove of garlic is crushed, the enzyme allinase mixes with aliin. A fresh-crushed clove of garlic yields 13,000mg allicin. Allicin degrades over time, so it can’t be provided in pure form in dietary supplements.
Stomach acid degrades allicin, so garlic pills need to be coated so they are protected from stomach acid, pass through the stomach, then release allicin in intestine. In US tests only 15% actually released allicin. The only garlic tablets that yielded allicin had high allinase activity and disintegrated rapidly. Some of these coated tablets pass through the digestive tract intact without disintegration of their coating, some garlic capsules are just garlic powder, which you can buy on the spice section cheaper.
The enteric coated garlic capsules made by Nature’s Way (Garlicin) consistently released allicin and I've seen research papers that say they used Garlicin

If reading the label on a garlic supplement, and it says it has "allicin potential," or actual "allicin," it is likely it's pointless. Garlic pills have other health properties, as they may thin the blood and provide sulfur and selenium, but as far as provision of allicin, it would be better to try to use more fresh crushed garlic cloves.

I've had a look at Healthspan they claimGarlic Powder – 400mg, equivalent to 1,200mg of Fresh Garlic Bulb. Alliin – 4.4mg, Allicin – 2,000mcg Healthspan 360 tablets £8.95 There's a voucher about.

Kwai Garlic Tablets are 560 TABS 3.6p £19.99 Boots 3 for 2 - Vitamins

suzy_g

thanks Ted just seen this I have already been to holland and barret and got the highest potency capsules I could find 5000mg garlic oil per capsules They claim these capcules are 10mg of garlic concentrate which is the equivalent of 5000mg of fresh garlic? 250 £5.99

Ted_Hutchinson

suzy_g wrote:

thanks Ted just seen this I have already been to holland and barret and got the highest potency capsules I could find 5000mg garlic oil per capsules They claim these capcules are 10mg of garlic concentrate which is the equivalent of 5000mg of fresh garlic? 250 £5.99

The problem with these is that H&B don't say Guarantee the Allicin and Allinase content. You really need to know if there actually is any of the active ingredient in the capsules.
If they can't or won't guarantee the Allicin / Allinase content then there's little point in buying it IMO. Same with Simply Supplements
however
Zipvit A10B [EMAIL="90@£2.25"]90@£2.25[/EMAIL] and A10E [EMAIL="360@£7.95"]360@£7.95[/EMAIL] guarantee to contain 4.4mg Alliin and an allicin yield of 2000mcg. (not odourless)

AMO

Garlic Bread......Mmmmmmm!