Garlic Extract

Garlic, with its botnical name as Allium sativum, is a herb which has been used for long times as flavoring agent in foods and it ranks high among foods that help preventing disease, largely due to its high content of organosulfur compounds and antioxidant activity. Garnic extract has many other names, such as Aged Garlic Extract, Allium Sativum, Garlic Clove, kyolic garlic, garlic powder extract, Allicin, Alliin, etc. Fresh garlic, however, can cause indigestion and it has pungent odor that lingers on the breath. Aged Garlic Extract (AGE) is, as the name suggests, produced by aging of fresh garlic. Fresh garlic is sliced, macerated and kept under water or alcohol for a period of 18-24 month to make it aged. Fresh garlic contains allicin but aged garlic extract does not contain allicin but contains highly water soluble tochemicals such as diallyl suldes. This is the aged garlic supplement which is high in antioxidants and is said to regulate blood pressure, lower cholesterol, and cleanse the blood.