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7495697 
Journal Article 
A review on hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic and anti-obesity effect of Allium sativum 
Kumar, VR; Shambaditya, G; Pratap, SA; Poonam, T; Garima, O; Mayank, R 
2014 
7 
4 
321-329 
English 
Garlic (Allium sativum) is among the oldest of all cultivated plants. It has been used as a medicinal agent for thousands of years. Obesity which is a risk factor for the development of metabolic disorders, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis and Type 2 diabetes,hypertension, hyperlipediemia, hypercholesteromia, insulin resistance and glucose tolerance, is now a day's most common problem affecting the social and economic status of the people. The present review has been broadly discussed based upon both clinical and preclinical studies by demonstrating the significant hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic and anti-obese effects of garlic when given in the form of various dosage forms (either in ethanolic extract,aqueous extract, raw garlicjuice, garlic oil, garlic homogenate or with medicine i.e. Metformin, Glibenclamide, etc). The work has been reported and tabulated the significant results along with uttering of combination study (with turmeric and propranolol) and important role of herb drug interaction. © 2014, SPB Pharma Society. All rights reserved. 
Allium sativum; Anti-obese effects; Herb drug interaction; Hypoglycemic; Hypolipidemic