Garlic and Joint pain - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Joint pain is reported as a side effect among people who take Garlic (allium sativum), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 5 - 10 years also take Vitamin C, and have Rheumatoid arthritis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Joint pain when taking Garlic. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 2,443 people who have side effects when taking Garlic from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Garlic?

Garlic has active ingredients of allium sativum. It is often used in heart health. eHealthMe is studying from 2,714 Garlic users. Check the latest studies of Garlic.

What is Joint pain?

Joint pain is found to be associated with 3,333 drugs and 5,203 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Joint pain.

On Apr, 23, 2026

2,443 people reported to have side effects when taking Garlic.
Among them, 147 people (6.02%) have Joint pain.

Among these 147 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Garlic and have Joint pain?

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Garlic:

Garlic (2,714 reports)

Joint pain treatments and more:

Joint pain (542,934 reports)

How severe was Joint pain and when was it recovered:

Joint pain in Garlic

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of allium sativum:

Joint pain and drugs with ingredients of allium sativum (150 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Garlic:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Joint pain:

Joint pain (3,333 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Joint pain:

Joint pain (5,203 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on allium sativum (the active ingredients of Garlic) and Garlic (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.

DISCLAIMER: All material available on eHealthMe.com is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment provided by a qualified healthcare provider. All information is observation-only. Our phase IV clinical studies alone cannot establish cause-effect relationship. Different individuals may respond to medication in different ways. Every effort has been made to ensure that all information is accurate, up-to-date, and complete, but no guarantee is made to that effect. The use of the eHealthMe site and its content is at your own risk.

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