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7825135

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
30
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-2-16
pubmed:abstractText
Vampires are feared everywhere, but the Balkan region has been especially haunted. Garlic has been regarded as an effective prophylactic against vampires. We wanted to explore this alleged effect experimentally. Owing to the lack of vampires, we used leeches instead. In strictly standardized research surroundings, the leeches were to attach themselves to either a hand smeared with garlic or to a clean hand. The garlic-smeared hand was preferred in two out of three cases (95% confidence interval 50.4% to 80.4%). When they preferred the garlic the leeches used only 14.9 seconds to attach themselves, compared with 44.9 seconds when going to the non-garlic hand (p < 0.05). The traditional belief that garlic has prophylactic properties is probably wrong. The reverse may in fact be true. This study indicates that garlic possibly attracts vampires. Therefore to avoid a Balkan-like development in Norway, restrictions on the use of garlic should be considered.
pubmed:language
nor
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0029-2001
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
114
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3583-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-7-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
[Does garlic protect against vampires? An experimental study].
pubmed:affiliation
Seksjon for allmennmedisin, Universitetet i Bergen.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Historical Article