Category Archives: Garlic

Quercetin in Fruits and Vegetables

Posted on May 2, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Quercetin is an important phytochemical in human nutrition. Quercetin may act as an antioxidant in human tissues and appears to be bioavailable from a wide range of plant foods. Quercetin belongs to a large family of phytochemicals called flavonoids, and … Continue reading →

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Garlic and Male Reproduction

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Garlic is a medicinal plant with a number of beneficial health effects in humans and animals. Garlic is high in sulporous chemicals and these provide some of the health effects. However a number of other phytochemicals also contribute, particularly to … Continue reading →

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Some of the Forgotten Antioxidants

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Antioxidants are an important group of chemicals because they have the ability to protect cells from damage. Antioxidants prevent the free radical damage associated with aging and disease. A number of antioxidants often get the plaudits for their role in … Continue reading →

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Garlic for Mood Disorders?

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Robert Barrington

Garlic (Allium sativum) is a rich source of nutrients that may be beneficial to health. In particular, garlic is rich in a group of sulphur compounds that appear to be the active principles within the herb. These sulphur compounds are … Continue reading →

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Garlic for Mood Disorders

Posted on April 25, 2020 by Robert Barrington
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Is Garlic an Antidepressant?

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Robert Barrington

Garlic (Allium sativum) is a herb from the Liliaceae family. Evidence suggests that garlic confers significant antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects on animals and humans due to the complex phytochemistry it possesses. One of the health effects of garlic may be … Continue reading →

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Can Garlic Reduce Anxiety?

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Robert Barrington

Garlic (Allium sativum) is a herb that has been traditionally used as a medicine. The medicinal properties of garlic relate to the complex phytochemistry it contains. This chemistry includes compounds that provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects on the consumer, and … Continue reading →

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Doxycycline and suicide

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Robert Barrington

Doxycycline is an antibiotic often used to treat acne and respiratory tract infections. Side effects from the drug are known to include hepatotoxicity, pancreatitis, blood disorders, photosensitivity, hypersensitivity reactions, headache and visual disturbances. A number of medical case studies have … Continue reading →

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The Allium Vegetable Group

Posted on July 6, 2019 by Robert Barrington
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The Post-Antibiotic Era: Probiotics and Predatory Bacteria

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Robert Barrington

It is undeniable that the advent of antibiotics saved a large number of lives of people who would otherwise have died of bacterial infection. Penicillin was the first widely available antibiotic, but since this time a large number of antibiotics … Continue reading →

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