Mennella J A, Johnson A, Beauchamp G K
Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Chem Senses. 1995 Apr;20(2):207-9. doi: 10.1093/chemse/20.2.207.
Amniotic fluid samples were obtained from 10 pregnant women undergoing routine amniocentesis procedure. Approximately 45 min prior to the procedure, five of the women ingested placebo capsules, whereas the remaining five ingested capsules containing the essential oil of garlic. Randomly selected pairs of samples, one from a woman who ingested garlic and the other from a woman who ingested placebo capsules, were then evaluated by a sensory panel of adults. The odor of the amniotic fluid obtained from four of the five women who had ingested the garlic capsules was judged to be stronger or more like garlic than the paired samples collected from the women consuming placebo capsules. Thus, garlic ingestion by pregnant women significantly alters the odor of their amniotic fluid.
从10名接受常规羊膜穿刺术的孕妇身上获取羊水样本。在手术前约45分钟，其中5名妇女服用了安慰剂胶囊，而其余5名妇女服用了含有大蒜精油的胶囊。然后，由一组成年感官评估员对随机挑选的成对样本进行评估，其中一个样本来自服用大蒜的妇女，另一个样本来自服用安慰剂胶囊的妇女。在服用大蒜胶囊的5名妇女中，有4名妇女的羊水气味被判定比从服用安慰剂胶囊的妇女身上采集的配对样本更强或更像大蒜味。因此，孕妇摄入大蒜会显著改变其羊水的气味。
