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進入中英對照讀新聞》Garlic remedy for hypertension 大蒜治療高血壓
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Some experts recommend taking a clove of garlic a day. Garlic may be useful in addition to medication to treat high blood pressure, a study suggests. Australian doctors enrolled 50 patients in a trial to see if garlic supplements could help those whose blood pressure was high, despite medication.
部分專家建議每天吃1瓣大蒜。研究顯示，除了藥物治療高血壓之外，大蒜或許也很實用。澳洲醫師在試驗中募集50名病患，觀察在藥物治療之外，大蒜補給品對高血壓的人是否也有幫助。
Garlic has long been thought to be good for the heart. Garlic supplements have previously been shown to lower cholesterol and reduce high blood pressure in those with untreated hypertension. In the latest study, researchers from the University of Adelaide, Australia, looked at the effects of four capsules a day of a supplement known as aged garlic for 12 weeks. They found systolic blood pressure was around 10mmHg lower in the group given garlic compared with those given a placebo.
大蒜一直以來被視為有益心臟。大蒜補給品先前顯示可降低未經治療的高血壓患者的膽固醇與血壓，在這份最新研究中，澳洲阿德雷德大學的研究人員，觀察12週以來每天服用4粒陳蒜補給膠囊的效果。他們發現，吃大蒜組的收縮壓，約比吃安慰劑者低10毫米。
Researcher Karin Ried said： "Garlic supplements have been associated with a blood pressure lowering effect of clinical significance in patients with untreated hypertension. Our trial, however, is the first to assess the effect, tolerability and acceptability of aged garlic extract as an additional treatment to existing antihypertensive medication in patients with treated, but uncontrolled, hypertension."
研究人員瑞德說：「大蒜補給品對於未經治療高血壓的病患，一直被視為具有降血壓效果的臨床意義，但我們的試驗卻是首度評估，對已經治療、但高血壓未獲控制的患者，在既有降血壓藥以外，陳蒜萃取物作為額外療法的效果、可耐受性與接受度。」
Experts say garlic supplements should only be used after seeking medical advice, as garlic can thin the blood or interact with some medicines.
專家說，大蒜補給品應該只在尋求醫療建議之後使用，因為大蒜會讓血液變薄，或與一些藥品產生作用。
新聞辭典
clove：名詞，瓣。例句：This recipe takes four cloves of garlic.（這個食譜需要4瓣大蒜。）
antihypertensive：形容詞，降血壓的。
thin：動詞，使變薄，使變淡。例句：Thin the sauce down with a little stock.（用一些高湯調淡醬料。）
