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Garlic
Garlic — lo que la monografía europea realmente respalda, para qué no es, la forma y cuánto tiempo está pensado usarse, efectos adversos y la 3 interacción medicamentosas documentada.
Esta es una página de referencia, no un diagnóstico ni una receta. Los productos herbales son farmacología real: tienen efectos, efectos adversos e interacciones. Diga a su médico y farmacéutico todo lo que toma, incluidos tés y suplementos, y nunca suspenda ni cambie un medicamento recetado por algo que lea aquí.
Qué es
Allium sativum L. — bulb (Allii sativi bulbus)
Nombres locales en la región que sirve este sitio:küüslauk (ET) · valkosipuli (FI) · чеснок (RU).
Agrupado aquí bajo Kitchen spices with a safety story. Posición regulatoria:EU herbal monograph — traditional use; the indications concern mild circulatory complaints.
Lo que respalda la evidencia
La indicación registrada:Relief of symptoms of mild circulatory complaints, in traditional-use preparations. Not the treatment of cardiovascular disease.
Garlic's medicinal reputation rests on allicin, which does not exist in an intact clove: it forms when alliin meets the enzyme alliinase as the clove is crushed or chopped, and it is unstable from that moment. This single fact explains why aged garlic extract, garlic oil macerate, dried powder and enteric-coated tablets all contain different compounds and cannot be compared with one another or with a clove in a pan. On the outcomes people buy it for — cholesterol and blood pressure — reviews find at most modest effects, inconsistent across preparations, and nothing that substitutes for treatment where treatment is indicated. What is clinically solid is the other side: garlic inhibits platelet aggregation, which is why it sits on surgical stop-before-your-operation lists.
C — Traditional use only Plausible from thirty or more years of use, which is what a traditional-use registration means. No clinical evidence was required and none has settled it.
Para qué no es
High cholesterol or high blood pressure as a replacement for treatment, and infections. Raw garlic applied to skin as a folk remedy for warts or infections causes chemical burns — this is a documented and entirely avoidable injury.
Forma, potencia y cuánto tiempo
Fresh and cooked cloves as food, dried powder tablets, aged garlic extract, oil macerates and enteric-coated preparations. Odour-free products have usually removed the compounds responsible for the effects as well as the smell.
Duración.Culinary use is food. Supplement courses should be paused before planned surgery.
Ninguna cifra en gramos aparece en esta página a propósito. La parte de la planta, el disolvente de extracción y la relación droga-extracto definen juntos una preparación, y un número tomado de una no describe otra. El razonamiento está en el hub; la cantidad que le aplica es la impresa en el envase que sostiene, y un farmacéutico la leerá con usted.
Efectos adversos
Breath and body odour, heartburn, stomach upset and wind. Contact dermatitis in people who handle raw garlic regularly, such as cooks. Chemical burns from raw garlic applied to skin.
Quién debería evitarlo
Culinary amounts are fine in pregnancy. Supplement amounts are not established. Stop supplements before surgery.
Interacciones con medicamentos
| Medicamento o sustancia | Qué se describe |
|---|---|
| Anticoagulants and antiplatelets (warfarin, DOACs, aspirin, clopidogrel) | Antiplatelet activity adds to warfarin, DOACs, aspirin and clopidogrel. Case reports of bleeding exist. Supplement amounts matter far more than what goes in the pan. |
| HIV and hepatitis C antivirals | A documented interaction with the HIV medicine saquinavir, in which garlic supplements substantially reduced its blood level, is why garlic supplements are flagged specifically in HIV care. |
| Planned surgery and anaesthesia | Stop garlic supplements before planned surgery and tell the surgical team you have been taking them. |
La vista inversa — empezar por el medicamento en vez de la planta — está en la referencia de interacciones de medicamentos, alimentos y alcohol, y resumido para cada hierba de este sitio.
Como alimento
Este también está en la cocina, así que conviene tener las cifras nutricionales junto a la farmacología: véase la página de datos de alimentos para calorías y nutrientes por 100 g y por ración. Las cantidades culinarias y las preparaciones medicinales son exposiciones distintas, y la diferencia suele ser toda la historia de seguridad.
Fuentes:European Medicines Agency — Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC), European Union herbal monographs · NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health — herb fact sheets· comprobado2026-09-06
Preguntas frecuentes
¿Para qué se usa garlic?
Relief of symptoms of mild circulatory complaints, in traditional-use preparations. Not the treatment of cardiovascular disease. Garlic's medicinal reputation rests on allicin, which does not exist in an intact clove: it forms when alliin meets the enzyme alliinase as the clove is crushed or chopped, and it is unstable from that moment. This single fact explains why aged garlic extract, garlic oil macerate, dried powder and enteric-coated tablets all contain different compounds and cannot be compared with one another or with a clove in a pan. On the outcomes people buy it for — cholesterol and blood pressure — reviews find at most modest effects, inconsistent across preparations, and nothing that substitutes for treatment where treatment is indicated. What is clinically solid is the other side: garlic inhibits platelet aggregation, which is why it sits on surgical stop-before-your-operation lists.
¿Funciona garlic?
Valorado aquí C: Plausible from thirty or more years of use, which is what a traditional-use registration means. No clinical evidence was required and none has settled it. High cholesterol or high blood pressure as a replacement for treatment, and infections. Raw garlic applied to skin as a folk remedy for warts or infections causes chemical burns — this is a documented and entirely avoidable injury.
¿Cuánto garlic debo tomar?
Esta referencia no imprime cifras en gramos, porque no se transfieren entre preparaciones de distinta fuerza de extracto. Lo que se puede decir con honestidad es la forma y la duración:Fresh and cooked cloves as food, dried powder tablets, aged garlic extract, oil macerates and enteric-coated preparations. Odour-free products have usually removed the compounds responsible for the effects as well as the smell. Culinary use is food. Supplement courses should be paused before planned surgery.
¿Cuáles son los efectos adversos de garlic?
Breath and body odour, heartburn, stomach upset and wind. Contact dermatitis in people who handle raw garlic regularly, such as cooks. Chemical burns from raw garlic applied to skin.
¿Interactúa garlic con medicamentos?
Sí — documentado paraAnticoagulants, warfarin, HIV medicines, Surgery. Cada una se describe en esta página, con un enlace a la referencia del lado medicamento donde exista.
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Cinnamon
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Nutmeg
Nothing medicinal. It is on this list because it is the kitchen spice that poisons people.
Green tea extract
Marketed for weight loss and metabolism. Neither claim survives review.
Chilli and cayenne (capsaicin)
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