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Ajoene
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Garlic, Allium sativum, is a member of the lily family
that has been cultivated by humans as a food plant for over 10,000
years. It has been the bane of fictional vampires for hundreds of years
and a folk remedy for thousands of years. Since the 1980s, science has
been discovering that garlic does, in fact, have numerous medicinal
properties. Ironically, one of those properties is that it acts as a
blood thinner. Ajoene, an unsaturated sulfoxide disulfide, is the principal chemical
responsible for garlic's anticoagulant properties. It is a component of
allicin, a sulfinyl compound that gives garlic its strong odor and
flavor. Ajoene is currently being developed as a pharmaceutical for the
treatment of blood clotting disorders. As a naturally occurring "nutriceutical",
this potent phytochemical might reduce the risk of stroke and heart
disease. In addition, ajoene also has been found to have effective
antimicrobial properties, inhibiting the growth of both bacteria and
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