Table 5

Hypoglycemic effect of garlic in Human

References
Preparation
Duration
Dose
Effect

Zhang et al., 2001 [135]
Garlic oil & Allicin
11 weeks
8.2 mg/day 7.8 mg/day
↓ blood glucose
Li et al., 2000 [137]
Garlicin
10 days
64 mg/day i.v. drip
↓ blood glucose
Bordia et al., 1998 [57]
Ethyl acetate extract
3 months
Eq to 1 gm raw garlic/day
No change
Ali & Thomson, 1995 [136]
Fresh garlic
16 weeks
3 gm/day
No change
Jain et al., 1993 [117]
Garlic powder
12 weeks
900 mg/day
No change
Kiesewetter et al., 1991 [78]
Garlic powder
4 weeks
800 mg/day
↓ blood glucose

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