[Answered]: Protective Effects of Garlic Oil on Hepatocarcinoma…

Protective Effects of Garlic Oil on Hepatocarcinoma in Rats 1. Introduction We chose garlic oil rather than fresh bulb or other preparations for two main reasons: Organosulfur compounds, which are known to be the active principles of garlic and are liberated on processing or crushing the garlic, are only soluble in organic solvents (e.g., diallyl sulphide in n-hexane). Since most of the active principles of garlic are solubilized in the oil, garlic oil is believed to be a concentrated type of garlic preparation. Moreover, preparation of garlic oil is less cumbersome and time-consuming, and it has the potential to be standardized. The aim of the present investigation was to scrutinize the potential chemopreventive effects of garlic oil on diethylnitrosamine (