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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Alberto Vázquez-Blanquiño, Lucía Pérez-Rodríguez, Ana Alberola-Romano, María Martínez-Pérez, Alberto Baños, Germán O Gómez-Fernández, Carlos Gracián, Juristo Fonollá, Federico García

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Nutrient-Rich Foods for a Healthy Diet, Volume II.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Alberto Vázquez-BlanquiñoClinical Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio, 18016 Granada, Spain.
Lucía Pérez-RodríguezClinical Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio, 18016 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0009-0005-1886-3175
Ana Alberola-RomanoClinical Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio, 18016 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0009-0005-9403-2824
María Martínez-PérezPharmacy Department, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio, 18016 Granada, Spain.
Alberto BañosDMC Research Center, Camino de Jayena, 82, 18620 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1691-2587
Germán O Gómez-FernándezDepartment of Sciences, Public University of Navarra, 31006 Pamplona, Spain.ORCID 0009-0003-3012-5007
Carlos GraciánNursing Home "Residencia de Mayores Claret", 18011 Granada, Spain.
Juristo FonolláDepartment of Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.
Federico GarcíaClinical Microbiology Department, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio, 18016 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7611-781X

Funding

FEDER-INNTERCONECTA-CDTI program CDTI, Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology; NATURPICK Project 20181038
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigates the effect of daily consumption of a concentrated garlic and onion extract on COVID-19 symptoms among elderly nursing home residents. Volunteers consumed a daily capsule of the concentrated powder rich in organosulfur compounds over 36 weeks during lunch. The incidence and severity of COVID-19 symptoms between the treatment and control groups were compared, along with monitoring the safety of consumption, incidence of other diseases, and medicine usage. The treatment group showed a significant reduction in both the number and severity of COVID-19 symptoms compared to the control group, with no significant adverse effects observed. No significant reduction in symptom duration was detected. This study provides preliminary evidence that concentrated garlic and onion extract may aid in the treatment of COVID-19 among older adults. These findings suggest potential public health benefits, emphasizing the need for further research to explore the immunomodulatory properties of these natural compounds.

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Alliaceae supplementationCOVID-19garlicnursing home interventiononionSARS-CoV-2

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PMID39272485
PMCPMC11394485

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