The benefits of garlic: Letting the research speak for itself

In a 1985 issue of Scientific American, in an article entitled "The Chemistry of Garlic and Onions," Eric Block, Ph.D., wrote: "The world has always been divided into two camps: those who love garlic and onions" and those who don't.

Among today's garlic researchers there are at least two camps, as well, the garlic-extract people and the powdered-garlic people:

The garlic-extract school-of-thought. These scientists believe that aged garlic extract contains a variety of organosulfur compounds, other than alliin/allicin, that are the most important and medicinally beneficial garlic-based components.

The powdered-garlic school-of-thought. On the other hand, these scientists believe that alliin/allicin, and other sulfur compounds, are the key ingredients present in powdered-garlic preparations, components which account for most of the beneficial effects associated with garlic and garlic supplements.

Let's begin a dialogue in which we let the research speak for itself:

Garlic-extract research.

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