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The consumption of large amounts of Allium vegetables reduces the risk for gastric cancer.

Pubmed Data : Gastroenterology. 2011 Jul ;141(1):80-9. Epub 2011 Apr 5. PMID: 21473867
Article Published Date : Jul 01, 2011
Study Type : Meta Analysis
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Substances : Chives : CK(26) : AC(5), Garlic : CK(485) : AC(160), Leek : CK(20) : AC(1), Onion : CK(452) : AC(42), Shallot : CK(25) : AC(5)
Diseases : Gastric Cancer : CK(373) : AC(111)
Pharmacological Actions : Chemopreventive : CK(1528) : AC(382)
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction : CK(1909) : AC(196)

A diet rich in onions may have a favourable effecct against the risk of acute myocardial infarction in Itality.

Pubmed Data : Eur J Nutr. 2009 Mar;48(2):120-3. Epub 2009 Jan 13. PMID: 19142565
Article Published Date : Mar 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Onion : CK(452) : AC(42)
Diseases : Myocardial Infarction : CK(2632) : AC(117)

An onion-olive-oil combination reduces arterial blood pressure, plasma viscosity and hematocrit, indicating the cardiovascular benefits of a Mediterranean diet.

Pubmed Data : Arzneimittelforschung. 2000 Sep;50(9):795-801. PMID: 11050695
Article Published Date : Sep 01, 2000
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Olive : CK(401) : AC(97), Onion : CK(452) : AC(42)
Diseases : Blood Coagulation Disorders : CK(42) : AC(8), Clotting : CK(177) : AC(36), Hypertension : CK(2783) : AC(271)
Therapeutic Actions : Dietary Modification: Mediterranean Diet : CK(500) : AC(58)

Onion and garlic consumption has a mildly protective role against the risk of endometrial cancer.

Pubmed Data : Public Health Nutr. 2009 Sep;12(9):1576-9. Epub 2008 Nov 6. PMID: 18986589
Article Published Date : Sep 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Garlic : CK(485) : AC(160), Onion : CK(452) : AC(42)
Diseases : Endometrial Cancer : CK(269) : AC(45)
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction : CK(1909) : AC(196)

Onion and garlic use is inversely associated with human cancer.

Pubmed Data : Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Nov;84(5):1027-32. PMID: 17093154
Article Published Date : Nov 01, 2006
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Garlic : CK(485) : AC(160), Onion : CK(452) : AC(42)
Diseases : Cancers: All : CK(9062) : AC(2869)
Additional Keywords : Risk Reduction : CK(1909) : AC(196)

Onion extract gel improves the cosmetic appearance of postsurgical scars.

Pubmed Data : J Cosmet Dermatol. 2008 Jun;7(2):101-4. PMID: 18482012
Article Published Date : Jun 01, 2008
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Onion : CK(452) : AC(42)
Diseases : Scars : CK(19) : AC(7)

Onion juice applied topically has significant effect on stimulating hair re-growth.

Pubmed Data : J Dermatol. 2002 Jun;29(6):343-6. PMID: 12126069
Article Published Date : Jun 01, 2002
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Onion : CK(452) : AC(42)
Diseases : Alopecia : CK(131) : AC(28), Hair Loss : CK(99) : AC(22)

A variety of vegetables reduce the absorption and enhance excretion of dioxin and furan toxins.

Pubmed Data : Fukuoka Igaku Zasshi. 1999 May;90(5):171-83. PMID: 10396873
Article Published Date : May 01, 1999
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Broccoli : CK(449) : AC(185), Cabbage : CK(65) : AC(13), Chives : CK(26) : AC(5), Kale : CK(43) : AC(6), Onion : CK(452) : AC(42), Perilla : CK(16) : AC(10), Spinach : CK(9) : AC(7), Vegetables: All : CK(551) : AC(69)
Diseases : Dioxin Toxicity : CK(23) : AC(9), Furan Toxicity : CK(2) : AC(1)

Dietary garlic and onion reduce the incidence of diet-induced cholesterol gallstones in mice.

Pubmed Data : Pharmazie. 2003 Oct;58(10):753-5. PMID: 18983715
Article Published Date : Oct 01, 2003
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Garlic : CK(485) : AC(160), Onion : CK(452) : AC(42)
Diseases : Gallstones : CK(160) : AC(30)

Dietary garlic and onion regresses preestablished cholesterol gallstones in experimental mice.

Pubmed Data : Metabolism. 2010 Feb 10. Epub 2010 Feb 10. PMID: 20153000
Article Published Date : Feb 10, 2010
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Garlic : CK(485) : AC(160), Onion : CK(452) : AC(42)
Diseases : Gallstones : CK(160) : AC(30)
Additional Keywords : Disease Regression : CK(138) : AC(20)

Garlic and onion attenuates vascular inflammation and oxidative stress in fructose-fed rats.

Pubmed Data : J Nutr Metab. 2011 ;2011:475216. Epub 2011 Aug 25. PMID: 21876795
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2011
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Garlic : CK(485) : AC(160), Onion : CK(452) : AC(42)
Diseases : Endothelial Dysfunction : CK(897) : AC(173), Insulin Resistance : CK(1034) : AC(221), Oxidative Stress : CK(1945) : AC(710)
Pharmacological Actions : Anti-Inflammatory Agents : CK(1230) : AC(433), Antioxidants : CK(3653) : AC(1318), Nitric Oxide Enhancer : CK(149) : AC(37), Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 Inhibitor : CK(94) : AC(24)
Problem Substances : Fructose : CK(356) : AC(103)
Adverse Pharmacological Actions : Endocrine Disruptor: Insulin Resistance : CK(152) : AC(31), Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) Down-Regulation : CK(2) : AC(1), Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 (VCAM-1) Up-Regulation : CK(2) : AC(1)

Garlic and onion have anti-lithogenic activity in formation of cholesterol gallstones.

Pubmed Data : Steroids. 2010 Jan 14. Epub 2010 Jan 14. PMID: 20079366
Article Published Date : Jan 14, 2010
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Garlic : CK(485) : AC(160), Onion : CK(452) : AC(42)
Diseases : Gallstones : CK(160) : AC(30)

Garlic and onion have antithrombotic activity.

Pubmed Data : J Nutr. 2002 Nov;132(11):3263-71. PMID: 8860105
Article Published Date : Nov 01, 2002
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Garlic : CK(485) : AC(160), Onion : CK(452) : AC(42)
Diseases : Thrombosis : CK(657) : AC(74)
Pharmacological Actions : Anti-thrombotic : CK(44) : AC(21)

Garlic and onion protect against nicotine-induced lipid peroxidation.

Pubmed Data : Vet Hum Toxicol. 1999 Oct;41(5):316-9. PMID: 10509436
Article Published Date : Oct 01, 1999
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Garlic : CK(485) : AC(160), Onion : CK(452) : AC(42)
Diseases : Nicotine/Tobacco Toxicity : CK(152) : AC(26), Smoking : CK(577) : AC(86), Tobacco Toxicity : CK(166) : AC(15)
Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants : CK(3653) : AC(1318), Cardioprotective : CK(702) : AC(196)

Onion and garlic extracts lessen cadmium-induced kidney damage in rats.

Pubmed Data : Biometals. 2008 Dec;21(6):623-33. Epub 2008 Jun 3. PMID: 18521705
Article Published Date : Dec 01, 2008
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Garlic : CK(485) : AC(160), Onion : CK(452) : AC(42)
Diseases : Cadmium Poisoning : CK(64) : AC(30)
Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants : CK(3653) : AC(1318), Renoprotective : CK(191) : AC(90)
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(3572) : AC(1216)

Onion and garlic extracts protect against cadmium-induced changes in sperm characteristics and testicular oxidative damage in rats.

Pubmed Data : Food Chem Toxicol. 2008 Dec;46(12):3604-11. Epub 2008 Sep 12. PMID: 18824205
Article Published Date : Dec 01, 2008
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Garlic : CK(485) : AC(160), Onion : CK(452) : AC(42)
Diseases : Cadmium Poisoning : CK(64) : AC(30), Infertility: Male : CK(209) : AC(52), Oxidative Stress : CK(1945) : AC(710), Testicular Diseases : CK(38) : AC(15)
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(3572) : AC(1216)

Onion and garlic extracts protect the liver against cadmium-induced oxidative damage in rats.

Pubmed Data : Biol Trace Elem Res. 2009;129(1-3):143-56. Epub 2008 Dec 11. PMID: 19082532
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2009
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Garlic : CK(485) : AC(160), Onion : CK(452) : AC(42)
Diseases : Cadmium Poisoning : CK(64) : AC(30), Chemically-Induced Liver Damage : CK(475) : AC(175), Oxidative Stress : CK(1945) : AC(710)
Pharmacological Actions : Hepatoprotective : CK(557) : AC(272)
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(3572) : AC(1216)

Onion and quercetin reduce serum uric acid levels and oxdiative stress in hyperuricemic rats.

Pubmed Data : Saudi Med J. 2008 Nov;29(11):1573-9. PMID: 18998003
Article Published Date : Nov 01, 2008
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Onion : CK(452) : AC(42), Quercetin : CK(318) : AC(136)
Diseases : Hyperuricemia : CK(253) : AC(32)
Additional Keywords : Natural Substances Versus Drugs : CK(988) : AC(165)

Onion compares favorably to vitamin E in ameliorating the oxidative effects of nicotine in rats.

Pubmed Data : Toxicol Lett. 2000 Jul 27;116(1-2):61-8. PMID: 10906423
Article Published Date : Jul 27, 2000
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Onion : CK(452) : AC(42), Vitamin E : CK(1285) : AC(221)
Diseases : Nicotine/Tobacco Toxicity : CK(152) : AC(26), Oxidative Stress : CK(1945) : AC(710), Smoking : CK(577) : AC(86)
Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants : CK(3653) : AC(1318)

Onion consumption may reduce the risk for osteoporosis.

Pubmed Data : Bone. 2008 Jun;42(6):1154-63. Epub 2008 Feb 29. PMID: 18387868
Article Published Date : Jun 01, 2008
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Onion : CK(452) : AC(42)
Diseases : Osteoporosis : CK(1171) : AC(205)

Onion exhibits a neuroprotective effect on cerebral ischemia and injury.

Pubmed Data : Fitoterapia. 2008 Feb;79(2):86-96. Epub 2007 Aug 11. PMID: 17900821
Article Published Date : Feb 01, 2008
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Onion : CK(452) : AC(42)
Diseases : Brain Injury: Traumatic : CK(68) : AC(21), Cerebral Ischemia : CK(263) : AC(50), Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion (MCAO) : CK(592) : AC(24)
Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants : CK(3653) : AC(1318), Neuroprotective Agents : CK(962) : AC(480)
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(3572) : AC(1216)

Onion exhibits anti-allergic, antihistaminic, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties.

Pubmed Data : J Med Food. 2009 Apr;12(2):374-82. PMID: 19459740
Article Published Date : Apr 01, 2009
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Onion : CK(452) : AC(42)
Diseases : Allergies : CK(502) : AC(92)
Pharmacological Actions : Anti-Allergic Agents : CK(89) : AC(38), Anti-Inflammatory Agents : CK(1230) : AC(433), Antioxidants : CK(3653) : AC(1318), Histamine Antagonists : CK(46) : AC(18)
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(3572) : AC(1216)

Onion flesh and onion peel enhance antioxidant status in aged rats.

Pubmed Data : J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo). 2007 Feb;53(1):21-9. PMID: 17484375
Article Published Date : Feb 01, 2007
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Flavonoids : CK(909) : AC(289), Onion : CK(452) : AC(42), Polyphenols : CK(427) : AC(174), Quercetin : CK(318) : AC(136)
Diseases : Aging : CK(1351) : AC(369), DNA damage : CK(711) : AC(293)
Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants : CK(3653) : AC(1318)
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(3572) : AC(1216)

Onion juice has anti-cataractogenic activity.

Pubmed Data : Indian J Ophthalmol. 2009 May-Jun;57(3):185-9. PMID: 19384011
Article Published Date : May 01, 2009
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Onion : CK(452) : AC(42)
Diseases : Cataract : CK(182) : AC(55)
Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants : CK(3653) : AC(1318)
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(3572) : AC(1216), Sodium Selenite : CK(39) : AC(18)

Onion powder has an antidepressant-like effect in a rat behavioral model of depression.

Pubmed Data : Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2008 Jan;72(1):94-100. Epub 2008 Jan 7. PMID: 18175926
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2008
Study Type : Animal Study
Additional Links
Substances : Onion : CK(452) : AC(42)
Diseases : Depression : CK(674) : AC(88)

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