tual panacea has prompted some 2,500 ??scientific studies examining its antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic, ??antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunostimulant, and other properties.It is generally believed that garlic???s active principle is allicin, a smelly sulfur compound formed when fresh garlic is crushed, bringing the enzyme ??alliinase into contact with the odorless compound alliin.