Garlic: A brief overview of its interaction with chemical drugs

Allium sativum L. belongs to the Amaryllidaceae family that has pronounced nutritional and medicinal properties. A. Sativum L. is a plant with different nutritional and medicinal principles. Therapeutic compounds of garlic include allele, allicin, mercaptans, polysulfides, adenosine, thioglycosides, aguins, and thiosulfinates. Despite the valuable medicinal effects that have been reported for the garlic plant, but drug interactions with chemical drugs have been reported. Garlic interacts with antihypertensive drugs, Saquinavir, hypoglycemics, general anesthetics, and anticoagulants, so associated use of garlic with mentioned chemical drugs should be used with caution to prevent drug interactions and side effects.