Aged garlic extract reduces blood pressure in hypertensives: a dose-response trial.

Eur J Clin Nutr · 2013 · PMC3561616 · PMID 23169470

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Results: Mean systolic blood pressure was significantly reduced by 11.8±5.4 mm Hg in the garlic-2-capsule group over 12 weeks compared with placebo ( P =0.006), and reached borderline significant reduction in the garlic-4-capsule group at 8 weeks (−7.4±4.1 mm Hg, P =0.07).

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22 , 23 The larger daily dosage of four capsules of aged garlic extract also lowered SBP, albeit the mean difference of SBP±s.e.=−7.4±4.1 mm Hg at 8 weeks compared with placebo was of borderline significance ( P =0.07).

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Although SBP dropped significantly within the garlic-1 group at 12 weeks, the change did not reach statistical significance when compared with placebo.

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SBP reduction in the garlic-4 group reached borderline significance at 8 weeks compared with placebo.

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