Plant Comparison

Garlic vs Elder

A side-by-side comparison of two medicinal plants — every documented constituent, action, use, safety note and cited source, assembled automatically from the Omnia Sana database.

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Plant AGarlicAllium sativumAmaryllidaceaeFull monograph →
Plant BElderSambucus nigraAdoxaceaeFull monograph →

At a glance

Garlic and Elder: they share 5 indicated uses (arthritis / joint pain, cold & flu, infection (general), …); 2 pharmacological actions in common.

GarlicElder
Constituents13
Pharmacological actions73
Indicated uses116
Safety notes22
Cited sources4017
Indicated uses
Only Garlic
Blood sugar / diabetes supportCancer (anticancer research)Cardiovascular / heart healthImmune supportMetabolic supportWounds
Shared (5)
Arthritis / joint painCold & fluInfection (general)Inflammation (general)Skin irritation
Only Elder
Respiratory support
Pharmacological actions
Only Garlic
Anticancer (preclinical)Antidiabetic (blood-sugar lowering)AntifungalAntimicrobialImmunomodulator / immune support
Shared (2)
Anti-inflammatoryAntioxidant
Only Elder
Antiviral

Evidence face-off — shared uses

ConditionGarlicElderVerdict
Arthritis / joint pain9/105/10Stronger for Garlic
Cold & flu9/108/10Comparable evidence
Infection (general)8/105/10Stronger for Garlic
Inflammation (general)9/105/10Stronger for Garlic
Skin irritation9/105/10Stronger for Garlic

Evidence scores (1–10) are computed from the tier of each cited source. “Comparable” means the two scores are within one point. Follow a score to its detailed sources.

Key Constituents

Allicin and organosulfur compounds (ajoene, S-allyl-cysteine)[1, 2, 6, 7, 8]

Allicin (diallyl thiosulfinate), formed enzymatically when raw garlic is crushed, together with ajoene and the aged-garlic compound S-allyl-cysteine, are the principal bioactives behind garlic's antimicrobial and cardiovascular effects — acting partly by raising nitric oxide and by targeting microbial thiol-containing enzymes.

Allicin / organosulfur thiosulfinatesOrganosulfur compounds
Anthocyanins (cyanidin glycosides)[1]

Give the ripe berries their deep colour and much of their antioxidant activity.

Anthocyanins
Flavonoids (rutin, quercetin) and phenolic acids[1]

Found in both flower and berry, contributing antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity.

FlavonoidsRutinQuercetinPhenolic acids
Cyanogenic glycosides (sambunigrin)[1]

Present in raw berries, leaves, bark and stems; the basis for the caution to always cook berries before eating and avoid raw plant material.

Glycosides

Pharmacological Actions

Anti-inflammatory[2, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
Anticancer (preclinical)[16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22]

Garlic organosulfur compounds (allicin, diallyl trisulfide, ajoene, S-allylcysteine) induce apoptosis and cell-cycle arrest and inhibit proliferation, invasion and metastasis across leukaemia, breast, colon and other cancers (preclinical); a randomized trial found garlic supplementation reduced gastric-cancer mortality.

Antidiabetic (blood-sugar lowering)[1, 3, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
Antifungal[8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16]
Antimicrobial[1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 23]
Antioxidant[1, 2, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16]
Immunomodulator / immune support[2, 3, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 24]
Anti-inflammatory[1, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13]
Antioxidant[1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13]
Antiviral[1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 12, 13]

Traditional & Indicated Uses

Arthritis / joint pain[9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]Strong · 9/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 9
Label: Arthritis / joint pain
Blood sugar / diabetes support[3, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]Strong · 9/10

inferred from antidiabetic action

Evidence: 9
Label: Blood sugar / diabetes support
Cancer (anticancer research)[16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22]Moderate · 5/10

Garlic and its organosulfur compounds show broad preclinical anticancer/chemopreventive activity (apoptosis, cell-cycle arrest, anti-invasion); in the randomized Shandong Intervention Trial, 7 years of garlic supplementation significantly reduced gastric-cancer mortality over 22-year follow-up (preclinical + RCT).

Evidence: 5
Label: Cancer (anticancer research)
Cardiovascular / heart health[4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 24]Strong · 10/10
Evidence: 10
Label: Cardiovascular / heart health
Cold & flu[9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 24]Strong · 9/10

inferred from immunomodulator action

Evidence: 9
Label: Cold & flu
Immune support[9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 24]Strong · 9/10
Evidence: 9
Label: Immune support
Infection (general)[8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16]Good · 8/10

inferred from antifungal action

Evidence: 8
Label: Infection (general)
Inflammation (general)[9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]Strong · 9/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 9
Label: Inflammation (general)
Metabolic support[9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]Strong · 9/10

inferred from antidiabetic action

Evidence: 9
Label: Metabolic support
Skin irritation[9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]Strong · 9/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 9
Label: Skin irritation
Wounds[8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 23]Good · 8/10

inferred from antimicrobial action

Evidence: 8
Label: Wounds
Arthritis / joint pain[11, 12, 13]Moderate · 5/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 5
Label: Arthritis / joint pain
Cold & flu[2, 11, 12, 13]Good · 8/10

inferred from antiviral action

Evidence: 8
Label: Cold & flu
Infection (general)[9, 11, 12, 13]Moderate · 5/10

inferred from antiviral action

Evidence: 5
Label: Infection (general)
Inflammation (general)[5, 11, 12, 13]Moderate · 5/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 5
Label: Inflammation (general)
Respiratory support[2, 4, 11, 12, 13]Good · 8/10
Evidence: 8
Label: Respiratory support
Skin irritation[11, 12, 13]Moderate · 5/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 5
Label: Skin irritation

Safety, Cautions & Contraindications

Safety note[9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16]Caution

Garlic is generally very safe at culinary and supplemental doses for most healthy adults. Raw garlic contains allicin (formed when crushed) at concentrations that can irritate the gastrointestinal tract — nausea, heartburn, flatulence, and diarrhoea are the most common side effects, especially with large amounts of raw garlic on an empty stomach. Garlic may inhibit platelet aggregation and enhance anticoagulant effects of warfarin — use caution with blood-thinning medications, especially before surgery (stop 7–10 days prior). May lower blood pressure and blood sugar — caution when combined with antihypertensive or antidiabetic medications. Topical raw garlic can cause chemical burns (contact dermatitis) and should not be applied undiluted to skin for prolonged periods. Odour (from allicin metabolites) affects breath and perspiration. Pregnancy: culinary amounts safe; avoid medicinal-dose supplements due to blood-thinning risk (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, 2021).

Safety note[9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25]Caution

Duke (2002) rates garlic as +++ with exceptional clinical evidence (score 3) for antiseptic activity, and score 2 for anti-aggregant (antiplatelet), antiatherosclerotic, antiatherogenic, antibacterial, and antimycotic effects — among the most clinically validated herbal medicines. Commission E approves garlic for arteriosclerosis prevention and elevated blood lipids. Dose: 4 g (1 clove) fresh garlic daily, or 300 mg standardized dry powder extract (1.3% allicin) three times daily. Important interaction: garlic significantly potentiates anticoagulant medications (warfarin, aspirin) due to its anti-aggregant effects; use with caution in patients on blood thinners (Duke, 2002).

Safety note[11, 12, 13]Caution

The dark blue or purple berries are mildly poisonous in their raw state, but are edible after cooking.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambucus_nigra#cite_note-nccih-26https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambucus_nigra#cite_note-Fagan-2019-28 Components of the elderberry plant, including its fruit, contain diverse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytochemical, such as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkaloid, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lectin, and cyanogenic glycosides, which may be toxic if consumed raw.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambucus_nigra#cite_note-drugs-8 Consumption of berries, leaves, bark or stems, if not properly prepared, may cause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausea, vomiting, and severe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diarrhea.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambucus_nigra#cite_note-nccih-26https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambucus_nigra#cite_note-drugs-8https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambucus_nigra#cite_note-msk-27 Elderberry plant constituents or products should not be consumed during pregnancy or by people with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allergy or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastrointestinal_disease.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambucus_nigra#cite_note-drugs-8https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambucus_nigra#cite_note-msk-27 Elderberry products may cause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_effect when used with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescription_drug.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambucus_nigra#cite_note-drugs-8https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambucus_nigra#cite_note-msk-27

Safety note[11, 12, 13, 14]Caution

Duke (2002) rates elderflower and elderberry as +++ with clinical evidence (score 2) for bronchostimulant, diaphoretic, and secretagogue activities, consistent with Commission E approval. Clinical use for colds, bronchitis, and fever is well-supported. Dose: dried flower: 3–5 g as tea three times daily. Important safety consideration: raw elderberries and elder bark contain sambunigrin (cyanogenic glycoside) and lectins — always cook berries before consumption, and avoid bark preparations for medicinal use without expert guidance (Duke, 2002).

External Ids

Gbif: 2856681
Wikidata: Q23400
Gbif: 2888728
Wikidata: Q22701

Botanical Description

Bulbous perennial herb usually grown as an annual, forming an underground compound bulb ('head') of several angular cloves wrapped in papery white to purplish skin. The leaves are flat, narrow and strap-shaped, greyish-green, arising from the bulb. A tall, leafless flowering stem (scape) may rise from the bulb bearing a rounded umbel of small pink-white flowers, often mixed with small bulbils, though cultivated garlic rarely sets true seed.[1]

Height: 30-100 cm (flowering scape)
Habit: Bulbous perennial herb, usually grown as an annual
Leaves: Flat, narrow, strap-shaped, greyish-green
Flowers: Small pink-white flowers in a rounded umbel, often mixed with bulbils; true seed is rare in cultivated garlic
Stem: Tall, leafless flowering scape when present
Root: Fibrous roots below a compound bulb of several cloves
Fruit: Rarely sets true seed; propagated mainly by cloves
Flowering Period: Summer

Deciduous shrub or small tree (Adoxaceae), 3-10 m tall (occasionally larger), with corky, furrowed grey-brown bark. Leaves are pinnate with 5-7 toothed leaflets. Abundant flat-topped clusters (corymbs) of small, fragrant, creamy-white flowers are followed by drooping clusters of small, glossy, purple-black berries.[11]

Height: 3-10 m (occasionally larger)
Habit: Deciduous shrub or small tree
Leaves: Pinnate, 5-7 toothed leaflets
Flowers: Small, fragrant, creamy-white, in flat-topped clusters (corymbs)
Stem: Corky, furrowed, grey-brown bark
Root: Fibrous, spreading root system
Fruit: Drooping clusters of small, glossy, purple-black berries
Flowering Period: May-June; berries ripen August-September

Habitat

Believed to originate in Central Asia; cultivated worldwide in temperate and subtropical climates as a garden and field crop, thriving in well-drained, sunny sites.[1]

Native throughout Europe, western Asia and North Africa, extremely common in hedgerows, woodland edges, waste ground and disturbed sites, tolerating a wide range of soils.[11]

Harvesting

Bulbs are lifted in mid- to late summer once the leaves have yellowed and died back, then cured (dried) in a warm, airy place before storage; young leaves and immature flower scapes ('sprouts') can be cut earlier in the season.

Parts: Leaf, Root, Young sprouts
Season: Mid- to late summer for the bulb; spring for young leaves and sprouts

Flowers are picked in full bloom (late spring/early summer), ideally on a dry day, and dried quickly. Berries are picked in late summer/early autumn once fully ripe (deep purple-black) and always cooked before use, as raw berries - and all other parts of the plant - contain cyanogenic glycosides and should not be eaten raw.[11]

Parts: Flower, Fruit
Season: Flower late spring/early summer; berries late summer/early autumn

Traditional Uses

Garlic has one of the longest continuous medicinal histories of any plant, used across many traditional systems (Ayurvedic, Chinese, Egyptian, Greco-Roman and European folk medicine) as an antimicrobial, cardiovascular and respiratory remedy, for colds and infections, and as a digestive and immune tonic. This traditional reputation is now among the most extensively clinically studied of all herbal medicines.[1, 9]

Elder has one of the most celebrated European folk-medicine reputations, described as a 'medicine chest' of the countryside. The flowers have official European herbal-monograph use for symptoms of the common cold, and the berries - cooked, or as a standardised extract - are widely used and clinically studied for upper respiratory and flu-like symptoms.[2, 11]

Preparations

Fresh clove[1]

Fresh clove crushed or chopped and left to stand briefly (activating allicin formation) before eating raw or lightly cooked.

Standardised extract/powder[1, 10]

Dried garlic powder standardised to allicin content, or aged garlic extract, taken as capsules or tablets.

Elderflower infusion (tea)[11]

Dried flower steeped in hot water - the classic cold and flu remedy.

Elderberry syrup[2]

Cooked, sweetened berry preparation - the most widely used commercial and traditional form for immune and cold support.

Standardised elderberry extract[2]

The concentrated form used in influenza clinical trials.

Dosage

Fresh clove[11]

The WHO monograph on Bulbus Allii Sativi gives an average daily dose of 2-5 g of fresh garlic (roughly one to two cloves), alongside 0.4-1.2 g of dried powder, 2-5 mg of oil and 300-1000 mg of extract as solid material. The EU herbal monograph gives no posology for fresh cloves, so WHO is the source here. Educational reference only, not a prescription.

Standardised powder extract[10, 12]

The EU herbal monograph gives, for adults and elderly, powdered herbal substance at a single dose of 300-750 mg for a daily dose of 900-1380 mg divided into 3 to 5 doses; liquid extract 110-220 mg four times daily; and, for the second indication, dry extract 100-200 mg 1-2 times daily (daily dose 100-400 mg). Garlic is CONTRAINDICATED in patients on saquinavir/ritonavir therapy. Not recommended under 18 years for the first indication. Educational reference only, not a prescription.

Dried flower (tea)[11, 12, 13]

Duke (2002): dried flower, about 3-5 g as tea, three times daily. Educational reference only, not a prescription; always cook berries before eating and avoid bark preparations without expert guidance.

References

REF-2426, REF-2427, REF-2428, REF-2429, REF-2430
REF-1015, REF-1016, REF-1017, REF-1018, REF-1019, REF-1020, REF-1021, REF-1022, REF-1023, REF-1024

Drug Class Interactions

Safety note[26, 27]Caution
Drug Class: antiretrovirals
Mechanism: Garlic supplements reduced saquinavir exposure by about half in healthy volunteers, which could lower the effectiveness of some HIV protease inhibitors.
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Safety note[27]Caution
Drug Class: anticoagulants-antiplatelets
Mechanism: Garlic has antiplatelet activity (ajoene) and may add to the bleeding risk of anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs; interactions with warfarin have been reported.
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Safety note[27, 28]Caution
Drug Class: antidiabetics
Mechanism: Garlic may modestly lower blood glucose (a meta-analysis in diabetic patients found reduced fasting glucose and HbA1c); watch for an additive effect with diabetes medication (an interaction with chlorpropamide has been reported).
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Safety note[29]Caution
Drug Class: antihypertensives
Mechanism: Garlic can lower blood pressure (a meta-analysis found meaningful reductions in people with high blood pressure); combined with blood-pressure medicines it may add to their effect, so monitor blood pressure.
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Reviewed Date: 2026-07-03

Not documented

Pairings

Garlic and ginger both reduce blood clotting/platelet stickiness, so taking them together may add up and raise the risk of bruising or bleeding — use caution, especially before surgery or alongside blood-thinning drugs.[30, 31]

Partner Id: zingiber-officinale
Type: caution
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Garlic and ginseng both reduce blood clotting/platelet stickiness, so taking them together may add up and raise the risk of bruising or bleeding — use caution, especially before surgery or alongside blood-thinning drugs.[30]

Partner Id: panax-ginseng
Type: caution
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Garlic and feverfew both reduce blood clotting/platelet stickiness, so taking them together may add up and raise the risk of bruising or bleeding — use caution, especially before surgery or alongside blood-thinning drugs.[30, 32]

Partner Id: tanacetum-parthenium
Type: caution
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Garlic and black seed (Nigella sativa) can each mildly lower blood pressure, so taking them together — especially alongside blood-pressure medicines — may add up and lower blood pressure more than expected. Monitor your blood pressure.[29, 33]

Partner Id: nigella-sativa
Type: caution
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Not documented

Lookalikes Review

Outcome: has-lookalikes
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Outcome: has-lookalikes
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Dangerous Lookalikes

Safety note[34, 35, 36, 37]Fatal
Dangerous Plant: colchicum-autumnale
Confused Part: Spring leaves, when foraging wild garlic (ramsons) foliage before flowering.
Confusion Context: When people gather wild garlic (ramsons) leaves in spring, autumn crocus leaves — which emerge at the same time in the same damp meadows and woodland edges — are the deadliest thing they can pick by mistake. Autumn crocus contains colchicine, a cell poison with no reliable antidote; a few leaves can kill, and poisoning is repeatedly documented from 'wild garlic' that was actually autumn crocus, progressing from stomach upset to multi-organ failure.
Distinguishing Features: Crushed wild-garlic leaves smell strongly of garlic or onion; autumn crocus leaves have NO garlic smell., Each wild-garlic leaf grows singly on its own slender stalk; autumn crocus leaves are thicker, stiffer and glossy, several clasped together from a common base at ground level, with no individual stalks., Wild garlic pulls up with a small white bulb and onion-like roots; autumn crocus has no garlic bulb.
Key Test: Crush one leaf with clean hands and smell it: a strong garlic or onion smell = wild garlic (safe); no garlic smell = do not pick it. Hands already smelling of garlic give false reassurance, so test with clean hands.
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Safety note[38, 39, 40]Fatal
Dangerous Plant: convallaria-majalis
Confused Part: Spring leaves, when foraging wild garlic (ramsons) foliage before flowering.
Confusion Context: Lily-of-the-valley leaves emerge at the same time and in the same shady, damp woodland as wild garlic and are a classic, sometimes fatal, mix-up. The plant contains cardiac glycosides (convallatoxin) that disturb the heartbeat like an overdose of heart medicine, and there is no reliable antidote; foragers who ate leaves they took for wild garlic have arrived at hospital with a dangerously slow heart and low blood pressure.
Distinguishing Features: Crushed wild-garlic leaves smell strongly of garlic or onion; lily-of-the-valley leaves have NO garlic smell., Wild garlic has ONE leaf per individual stalk; lily-of-the-valley has a pair (sometimes three) of leaves wrapped together around a single common stalk, often purplish at the base., Lily-of-the-valley leaves are stiffer and glossier, and there is no garlic bulb underneath.
Key Test: Crush one leaf with clean hands and smell: strong garlic or onion = wild garlic (safe); no garlic smell = discard. Then check the leaves — one leaf per separate stalk (wild garlic) versus a pair of leaves sheathed around one common stalk (lily-of-the-valley).
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Safety note[40]Irritant
Dangerous Plant: arum-maculatum
Confused Part: Young spring leaves, when foraging wild garlic (ramsons) foliage.
Confusion Context: Lords-and-ladies pushes up its young leaves at the same time and in the very same damp woods as wild garlic, often mixed in with it. Every part contains needle-like calcium-oxalate crystals: biting a leaf drives them into the mouth and throat, causing immediate intense burning, blistering and swelling — occasionally enough to threaten the airway.
Distinguishing Features: Crushed wild-garlic leaves smell strongly of garlic or onion; lords-and-ladies leaves have NO garlic smell., Wild-garlic leaves have parallel veins running the length of the leaf; lords-and-ladies leaves have a branching net of veins., Lords-and-ladies leaves are arrow- or spear-shaped with two backward-pointing lobes ('tails') at the base, often glossy and sometimes dark-spotted; wild-garlic leaves are smooth ovals with no basal lobes.
Key Test: Crush one leaf with clean hands and smell: garlic or onion = wild garlic (safe); no smell = discard. Reject any leaf that is arrow-shaped with basal 'tail' lobes or has net-like (not parallel) veins — that is lords-and-ladies.
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Reviewed Date: 2026-07-06
Safety note[15, 16, 17]Dangerous
Dangerous Plant: sambucus-ebulus
Confused Part: Flower heads and ripe black berries, gathered mistaking them for elderflower or elderberry.
Confusion Context: Dwarf elder (danewort) is a close relative of elder with very similar flat-topped white flower clusters and small black berries, and the two grow in the same hedgerows and waste ground. But all parts of dwarf elder are toxic — it contains ebulin, a ricin-related toxin, plus cyanogenic compounds — and eating the flowers or berries causes severe nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. (Even true elderberry must be cooked before eating.)
Distinguishing Features: Stem: elder is a woody shrub or small tree (up to several metres) with bark and woody stems that persist through winter; dwarf elder is herbaceous — soft green non-woody stems, no bark, about 1 to 2 m, dying back to the ground each year and re-sprouting in dense colonies. A woody, bark-covered stem means it is NOT dwarf elder., Anthers: dwarf-elder flowers have contrasting purple or dark-red anthers; elder flowers have cream-to-yellow anthers., Berries: elder's ripe berry clusters droop and hang down; dwarf elder holds its flower and fruit heads erect, facing upward.
Key Test: Check the stem: a hard, woody, bark-covered stem that persists year-round = elder (its cooked flowers and berries are a safe food). A soft, green, non-woody stem forming a dense colony that dies back each winter = dwarf elder — do not eat it. Purple anthers and upward-facing berry heads confirm dwarf elder.
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Reviewed Date: 2026-07-06

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