Table 4

Blood pressure lowering effect in Human

References
Preparation
Duration
Dose
Effect

Ziaei et al., 2001 [26]
Garlic tablet (Garlet)
3 months
800 mg/day
↓ hypertension
Qidwai, 2000 [115]
Garlic in diet
Chronic intake
134 gm/month
↓ SBP
McCrindle et al., 1998 [31]
Kwai
8 weeks
900 mg/day
No changes
Steiner et al., 1996 [116]
Aged garlic extract
6 months
7.2 gm/day
↓ SBP & DBP
Simons et al., 1995 [34]
Kwai
12 weeks
900 mg/day
No changes
Jain et al., 1993 [117]
Kwai
12 weeks
900 mg/day
No changes
Mcmahan & Vargas, 1993 [118]
Garlic powder
Acute
2400 mg
↓ BP
Kiesewetter et al., 1991 [78]
Garlic powder
4 weeks
800 mg/day
↓ DBP
Auer et al., 1990 [119]
Kwai
12 weeks
600 mg/day
↓ SBP & DBP
Zimmerman et al., 1990 [120]
Kwai
3 weeks
900 mg/day
No changes
Vorberg et al., 1990 [121]
Kwai
16 weeks
900 mg/kg
↓ SBP & DBP
Piotrowski, 1948 [108]
Alcoholic extract of garlic
1 week
0.6–1.2 gm/day
↓ SBP

Banerjee and Maulik Nutrition Journal 2002 1:4   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-1-4