Garlic Inhibits Growth Ability of Cancer Cells

In addition to cooking as a seasoning, garlic also has many health benefits. One is to prevent the emergence of tumor cells and inhibit the growth of cancer cells. The content of what makes garlic so beneficial?

Plant with the Latin name Allium sativum include herbs that are very popular in Asia. He gives a distinctive fragrant flavor to the cuisine, as well as lower cholesterol contained in foods that contain fat. For the health benefits of garlic have been very popular among the people since ancient times. In addition to the stamina to have sex, garlic is also able to flu manangkal, eradicate stomach worms, treat rheumatism, and relieve insomnia. In addition, garlic is able to combat degenerative diseases such as hypertension, stroke, coronary heart disease, diabetes, cancer and cholesterol imbalance.

In the land of China, garlic was known as "suan". Chinese people do not just put garlic in her cooking, but also mixed with tea. That's hot down antibiotic drugs. Indian people use garlic to treat wounds and ulcers, while the Japanese people drink it in juice form.

How does the consumption of garlic in our own country? In various parts of Java, the use of garlic for a traditional herbal medicine have recently begun to do, especially in rural areas. In South Sumatra, garlic sauce widely used in the manufacture of empek-empek.

Eating a clove of garlic for 2 times a week after lunch can excite a lethargic body kept him from the threat of various diseases. Traditional medicine also lately been using a mixture of garlic. The reason, garlic has been known to ward off or cure many diseases such as tuberculosis, influenza, anti-diabetes, high blood pressure, treat burns, rheumatism, prevent liver toxicity, anti-cholesterol, and so forth.

Anticancer

One of the benefits of garlic lately become a topic of discussion and research is its ability to prevent tumor cells or cancer. Until now, cancer is still haunted man. This disease claimed 30 percent of the approximately 7 million deaths globally every year. Sir Richard Dool, a leading cancer expert from England, said the incidence of cancer could be reduced to 60 percent, if the person likes to eat natural foods and quit smoking.

In recent years, a study carried out by students showed that the substance UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA "allicin" contained in garlic can prevent the onset of tumor cells, and can inhibit the growth of cancer cells. Experiments in mice showed that the substance was "allicin" actively inhibited tumor growth for at least 6 months after treatment. Mechanism of the preventive effect of garlic oil astiri had already been studied by Jean Pierre and his friends recently. It turns out experiments on humans also produce tangible results on the prevention of cancer and tumors. Even the researchers from the Natural Mitsui Chemical Association (Japan) had revealed that the processed food that Japanese people use a mixture of garlic keep its customers from the tumor disease and cancer. In addition, garlic can also lose weight.

"Compounds that exist in garlic is aliin. When garlic is crushed, the actual substance is odorless aliin will decompose. With the encouragement of the enzyme alinase, aliin split into alisin, ammonia, and pyruvic acid. Alisin acrid smell caused by sulfur content. Aroma This characteristic increases sting when sulfur (sulfur) in alisin flown ammonia into the air for volatile ammonia. alisin efficacious compounds destroy the formation of blood clots in the arteries, reducing the symptoms of diabetes and reduces blood pressure, "explained Nutritionist Jakarta.