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Garlic for the common cold.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev

November 2014

Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences, The University ofWestern Australia, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia.

Article Synopsis
  • Garlic is thought to possess antimicrobial and antiviral properties that could help prevent or treat the common cold, though rigorous research is limited.
  • A search of various medical databases identified eight relevant trials, but only one met the criteria for inclusion: it involved 146 participants comparing garlic supplements to a placebo over 12 weeks.
  • Results showed a significant reduction in the occurrence of colds in the garlic group (24 cases) compared to the placebo group (65 cases), but recovery times were similar between the two groups; overall, only one study limits the strength of the conclusions drawn.
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