What are the effects of garlic extract?

What is garlic extract?

Garlic extract is a substance with specific functions extracted from the garlic plant. It contains active ingredients, mainly sulfur-containing compounds such as diallyl monosulfide, diallyl disulfide, diallyl trisulfide, etc., among which the most important bioactive substance is allicin.

Garlic is a common food raw material and is also used to make a variety of medicines and health products. The main ingredient is allicin, an organic sulfide with a strong odor and easy to degrade. At room temperature (20°C), allicin is almost completely decomposed after 20 hours, and the decomposition rate is faster when heated. The main extraction methods are steam distillation, solvent leaching and supercritical CO2 extraction. The first two methods have low extraction rate and purity, while the allicin produced by supercritical extraction has the best stability, highest yield and best quality.

It has many benefits for human health. For example, the allicin contained in it is known as a "natural broad-spectrum antibiotic" and has a strong bactericidal ability. In addition, it also helps to reduce inflammation, lower cholesterol levels, and control blood pressure. It is widely used in food additives, industry, agriculture, feed industry, etc.

What are the effects?

Antibacterial

Garlicin has an antibacterial effect and can effectively inhibit and kill a variety of bacteria, including Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. This makes it effective in preventing upper respiratory tract infections, wound infections, etc. In addition, it has a certain preventive effect on common diseases of fish, livestock and poultry.

Promote digestion

Garlicin can promote gastric juice secretion and gastrointestinal motility, thereby promoting digestion and improving appetite. It can also promote the body's absorption and digestion of food, increase appetite and promote body absorption.

Improve the body's immunity

Contains a variety of beneficial ingredients, which can enhance the body's immune ability and help improve the body's disease resistance. At the same time, it also has an anti-inflammatory effect and can inhibit the release of inflammatory factors.

Antioxidant and anti-fatigue

Rich in nutrients such as vitamin E and selenium, it has an antioxidant effect, helps to remove free radicals in the body, helps to maintain the skin and delay aging, and reduces fatigue.

Protect the liver

Garlicin also has the effect of protecting the liver, which can help reduce the burden on the liver and inhibit liver fibrosis.

Prevent cardiovascular disease

It has a strong ability to inactivate platelets and inhibit platelet aggregation, thereby preventing cardiovascular disease and reducing cholesterol and triglycerides.

Improve animal quality

Adding an appropriate amount of garlic extract to feed can effectively regulate the formation of amino acids that stimulate the production of aroma in meat, increase the production of aroma components in animal meat or eggs, and make the flavor of animal meat or eggs more delicious.

How does it affect blood sugar and blood lipids?

Effect on blood sugar

Stimulate insulin secretion: Sulfide and other ingredients in garlic can indirectly promote the release of insulin from pancreatic cells through the regulation of the nervous system. This effect helps to control the rise in blood sugar after a meal, but long-term consumption of garlic does not significantly increase the body's sensitivity to blood sugar.

Reduce liver glycogenolysis: The active substances contained in garlic can inhibit the decomposition of glycogen in the liver and reduce its conversion rate to glucose, thereby helping to stabilize blood sugar levels in the fasting state.

Improves pancreatic cell function: It has certain antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects and may help improve the function of pancreatic cells, thereby helping to control blood sugar levels.

Increase the uptake and utilization of glucose by peripheral tissues: Some studies have shown that compounds in garlic can enhance the uptake and utilization of exogenous glucose by muscle and adipose tissue, which helps to reduce the glucose concentration in the blood and prevent the occurrence of long-term hyperglycemia. However, it should be noted that this effect is temporary and cannot replace traditional hypoglycemic drug treatment.

May cause temporary hyperglycemia: Garlic contains a certain amount of carbohydrates, which will be converted into glucose and absorbed by the body after ingestion, resulting in a short-term increase in blood sugar. Although this phenomenon is usually mild and does not last long, it may aggravate the condition or cause other complications in people with diabetes.

Effect on blood lipids

It can lower serum total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, and may have a good effect on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). This effect is particularly evident in patients with cardiovascular diseases, and long-term low-dose use is more effective.

Anti-inflammatory effects: The anti-inflammatory effects of allicin may help reduce inflammatory responses in blood vessel walls, thereby protecting cardiovascular health.

How is the anti-inflammatory effect?

It has a certain anti-inflammatory effect. It can inhibit the release of inflammatory factors, thereby achieving an anti-inflammatory effect.

Its anti-inflammatory effect is mainly reflected in its ability to inhibit the release of inflammatory factors. Inflammation is a response of the body to damage, but if the inflammatory response is excessive or lasts too long, it will cause tissue damage. By inhibiting the release of inflammatory factors, the inflammatory response can be alleviated, thereby protecting the body from damage.

It can not only inhibit the release of inflammatory factors, but also relieve symptoms such as joint pain and swelling caused by inflammation. This makes garlic extract have potential application prospects in the treatment of diseases such as arthritis. Arthritis is a common chronic inflammatory disease, mainly manifested by symptoms such as joint pain, swelling, stiffness, etc., which seriously affects the quality of life of patients.

What fields can it be used in?

Food field

In food processing, it is mainly used as a spice. For example, when making sauce or meat paste, it can be used as a flavoring agent. When processing different foods, it is necessary to note that the maximum allowable amount may be different.

Health care products field

Used in health care products, it can effectively enhance human functions and regulate immune functions. The trace elements, minerals and amino acids it contains also have a good effect on regulating body metabolism. It can also effectively promote human metabolism, regulate cholesterol and reduce triglyceride content.

Medical field

Gallicin has many functions such as antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids, inhibiting platelet aggregation, reducing coronary artery sclerosis, inhibiting N-nitrosamine synthesis in the body, and antiviral. Allicin has killing and inhibitory effects on a variety of bacteria, fungi, and viruses, and can be used to treat digestive system diseases, oral diseases, infectious diseases, etc.

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