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Research Paper | Nutrition Science | India | Volume 7 Issue 12, December 2018 | Rating: 2.6 / 10
Study of Supplementation of Dietary Garlic (Allium Sativum) on Hypertensive Subjects
Kavyashree Y. S. | Hemalatha M. S. [3]
Abstract: Hypertension is persistently high arterial blood pressure, the force exerted per unit area on the walls of arteries. The curative effect of garlic is based on its sulfur compounds. More than 20 sulfur components have been discovered in garlic. The beneficial effect of garlic on arterial hypertension lowers high blood pressure. The objectives were planned to study the effect of supplementation of dietary garlic on stage I hypertensive Subjects. The descriptive study will be conducted among hypertensive clients in Siddapur PHC at Bangalore. This was a 12-week study done on subjects diagnosed with stage I hypertension. A questionnaire was developed covering the intake of garlic, demographic parameters. Anthropometric measurements were done and blood pressure was measured at 8th week and at 12th week. Finally, both were compared to know the effect of garlic on stage I hypertension. Garlic treated group showed 148.64 mmHg and 97.84 mmHg of average diastolic blood pressure of average systolic blood pressure on 1st week and decreased further after 8th and 12th week. Garlic supplementation demonstrated significant hypertensive effects in comparison to regular medications.
Keywords: Hypertension, Garlic, Allium Sativum, Systolic, diastolic
Edition: Volume 7 Issue 12, December 2018,
Pages: 1597 - 1603