Allistatin

Allistatin (or Allistatine) is a natural antibiotic, found naturally in garlic and in onion, generally in plants of the "Allium" group.It is recognized as being a strong broad-spectrum fungicide and antibiotic against numerous serious microorganisms (bacteria, etc). The name "allistatin" refers to two very similar recognized compounds, allistatin I and II.

Studies have established that the most active factors in garlic, including allistatin I and allistatin II, are sulphur-containing compounds which are powerful agents against staphylococcus and Escherichia coli (E. coli), very common bacteria which can cause most annoying infections (under certain conditions can end up serious or even fatal). For this reason, in Russia and other countries, garlic is routinely and extensively used to treat numerous infections but also diseases such as whooping cough, grippe and a whole host of infectious diseases of viral and bacterial origin.

Most antibiotics tend to become less and less effective overtime, due to the bacteriae developing the so-called "resistance". This is not the case with allistatin I,II and the rest of the anti-bacterial compounds contained in garlic.Fact|date=April 2008

Apart from allistatin, garlic has dozens of other substances (including vitamins, minerals, etc), but allistatin I,II, alliin, allicin, garlicin and ajoine are the strongest antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, immune-enhancing and anti-platelet compounds found in large quantities in garlic. In fact, studies have shown that these substances have antibiotic potency stronger than many commercial antibiotics, but without toxicity.

Research in Japan, the US and Germany has shown that this plant has amazing antibiotic activity and clinical trials have proven that it is able to lower blood pressure and cholesterol. It is also an expectorant, thus making it useful in treating chest infections, colds, flus and ear infections. It is also useful in treating digestive infections, getting rid of intestinal parasites, preventing circulatory problems and strokes (by keeping the blood thin) and also preventing late-onset diabetes by reducing blood sugar levels. It can be taken in parallel with antibiotics to help in their action and prevent side-effects of the latter.

ee also

*Garlic
*Traditional Korean medicine
*Herbalism
*List of plants used as medicine
*Allicin

References

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*2 Ibid.
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*4 Ibid., 59.
*5 Ibid., 71.
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*14 Ibid.
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*19 Mindell, 70.
*20 Ibid., 39.
*21 Ibid.
*22 Ibid., 49.
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*24 Ibid.
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*33 Walker