Historical perspective on the use of garlic
Historical perspective on the use of garlic
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DOI：
10.1093/jn/131.3.951s
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发表时间：
2001-03-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Rivlin, RS
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作者：
Rivlin, RS
本综述的目的是简要地探讨大蒜的医疗用途，以及它被认为在预防和治疗疾病中发挥的作用。对大蒜潜在益处的兴趣起源于古代，是最早记载的用于治疗疾病和维护健康的植物之一。大蒜在有记载的历史开始时就被使用，在埃及金字塔和古希腊寺庙中发现。《圣经》中有大蒜的记载。来自埃及、希腊、罗马、中国和印度的古代医学文献都规定了大蒜的医疗用途。在许多文化中，大蒜被用来为劳动者提供力量和提高工作能力。希波克拉底，这位受人尊敬的医生，为各种各样的情况开了大蒜的处方。在希腊，大蒜被作为最早的“提高成绩”的药物之一，被用于最初的奥运会运动员。有趣的是，在没有相互接触的情况下发展起来的文化对大蒜的功效得出了类似的结论。现代科学倾向于证实古代文化中关于大蒜的许多信念，定义作用机制并探索大蒜预防和治疗疾病的潜力。
The objective of this review is to examine briefly the medical uses of garlic throughout the ages and the role that it was considered to play in prevention and treatment of disease. Interest in the potential benefits of garlic has origins in antiquity and is one of the earliest documented examples of plants employed for treatment of disease and maintenance of health. Garlic was in use at the beginning of recorded history and was found in Egyptian pyramids and ancient Greek temples. There are Biblical references to garlic. Ancient medical texts from Egypt, Greece, Rome, China and India each prescribed medical applications for garlic. In many cultures, garlic was administered to provide strength and increase work capacity for laborers. Hippocrates, the revered physician, prescribed garlic for a variety of conditions. Garlic was given to the original Olympic athletes in Greece, as perhaps one of the earliest "performance enhancing" agents. It is of interest that cultures that developed without contact with one another came to similar conclusions about the efficacy of garlic. Modern science is tending to confirm many of the beliefs of ancient cultures regarding garlic, defining mechanisms of action and exploring garlic's potential for disease prevention and treatment.