Allium sativum: An unacknowledged herbal drug in oral medicine - A narrative review

Abstract

Introduction: India is known for practicing different systems of medicine like allopathy, ayurveda, homoeopathy, naturopathy, siddha, unani, and yoga.(1) Herbal medicine is quite popular in India and among various herbal drugs Garlic;[Allium sativum] is among the oldest of all cultivated plants. Garlic is cultivated almost all over the world, originated in central Asia, and then spread to other countries. As there are limited articles that summarizes the effects of garlic, on oral health the hidden role of garlic needs to be acknowledged. Aim: To highlight role of garlic in oral medicine. Materials and Methods: Various search engines (sky hub, Google scholar etc.) were used and data was collected from January 2021 to March 2021 for conducting this narrative review using the term "garlic"with combination of term "oral disease". Results and Discussion: Garlic was found to be highly safe and effective remedy for various Oro-mucosal disorders as it causes less economic burden Conclusion: Garlic increases patient compliance because of the herbal approach and fewer side effects making in an effective nutraceutical.