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A member asked:

Any opinions on the "allicin" in garlic working as an alternative to antibiotics? products like allimax, etc.

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Dr. Tony Ho answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Chance: If you had a severe infection, would you want something that had been studied to make sure it treats the infection, or something with vague claims and no solid scientific data in humans?

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 1/11/2016

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