Garlic allicin, antioxidant activity

Prasad, K. et ah, Antioxidant activity of allicin, an active principle in garlic, Mol. Cell. Biochem., 148,183-189, 1995. 

Garlic has been reported to have lipid- and blood-pressure-lowering properties, as well as antiplatelet, antioxidant, and fibrinolytic effects. In animal models and human cell cultures, it has been shown to have antiatherosclerotic activity (see Chapter 50). The sulfur-containing component, allicin, is considered to be the principal active ingredient of garlic, but several other bioactive ingredients have also been isolated. 

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