There has been an impressive gain in individual life expectancy with parallel increases in age-related chronic diseases of the cardiovascular, brain and immune systems. These can cause loss of autonomy, dependence and high social costs for individuals and society. It is now accepted that aging and age-related diseases are in part caused by free radical reactions. The arrest of aging and stimulation of rejuvenation of the human body is also being sought. Over the last 20 years the use of herbs and natural products has gained popularity and these are being consumed backed by epidemiological evidence. One such herb is garlic, which has been used throughout the history of civilization for treating a wide variety of ailments associated with aging. The role of garlic in preventing age-related diseases has been investigated extensively over the last 10-15 years. Garlic has strong antioxidant properties and it has been suggested that garlic can prevent cardiovascular disease, inhibit platelet aggregation, thrombus formation, prevent cancer, diseases associated with cerebral aging, arthritis, cataract formation, and rejuvenate skin, improve blood circulation and energy levels. This review provides an insight in to garlic's antioxidant properties and presents evidence that it may either prevent or delay chronic diseases associated with aging.

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大蒜和衰老：对旧疗法的新见解。

随着年龄增长，与心血管，大脑和免疫系统相关的慢性疾病的并行增长，个人预期寿命显着增加。这些会导致个人和社会丧失自主权，依赖性和较高的社会成本。现在已经公认，衰老和与年龄有关的疾病部分是由自由基反应引起的。也正在寻求阻止衰老和刺激人体年轻化。在过去的20年中，草药和天然产品的使用日益普及，并受到流行病学证据的支持而被消费。一种这样的草药是大蒜，它在整个文明历史中一直用于治疗与衰老有关的多种疾病。在过去10到15年中，对大蒜在预防与年龄有关的疾病中的作用进行了广泛的研究。大蒜具有很强的抗氧化性能，已建议大蒜可以预防心血管疾病，抑制血小板聚集，血栓形成，预防癌症，与脑衰老，关节炎，白内障形成有关的疾病，并使皮肤恢复活力，改善血液循环和能量水平。这篇综述提供了对大蒜抗氧化特性的深刻见解，并提供了证据表明它可以预防或延缓与衰老相关的慢性疾病。白内障的形成，并使皮肤恢复活力，改善血液循环和能量水平。这篇综述提供了对大蒜抗氧化特性的深刻见解，并提供了证据表明它可以预防或延迟与衰老相关的慢性疾病。白内障的形成，并使皮肤恢复活力，改善血液循环和能量水平。这篇综述提供了对大蒜抗氧化特性的深刻见解，并提供了证据表明它可以预防或延迟与衰老相关的慢性疾病。