M. Ushijima et al., EFFECT OF GARLIC AND GARLIC PREPARATIONS ON PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS IN MICE, PTR. Phytotherapy research, 11(3), 1997, pp. 226-230
The effect of several kinds of garlic preparations such as raw garlic
juice (RGJ), heated garlic juice (HGJ), processed garlic powder (PGP)
and aged garlic extract (AGE) on both physiological and psychological
stress were investigated using four stress models in mice: forced swim
ming test, mechanical treadmill running, immobilization stress test, a
nd a cooling rewarming test, RGJ was shown to be effective only at a l
ow dose in the forced swimming test, whereas the effect was reduced at
a high dosage, HGJ and PGP demonstrated no antistress effects. In con
trast, AGE was shown to be effective in all of the stress tests. (C) 1
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