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16005256

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-7-18
pubmed:abstractText
Six herbal infusions used worldwide (Matricaria chamomilla, Tilia cordata, Mentha piperita, Mentha pulegium, Uncaria tomentosa and Valeriana officinalis) were assayed for anti-genotoxicity using the Somatic Mutation And Recombination Test (SMART) in Drosophila melanogaster. All these infusions are traditionally used for various medical purposes, including anti-inflammatory processes. Hydrogen peroxide was used as an oxidative genotoxicant to test the anti-genotoxic potency of the medicinal infusions. None of these infusions showed a significant genotoxicity, quite the reverse they were able to behave as desmutagens, detoxifying the mutagen hydrogen peroxide. The phenolic content of such herbal infusions is argued to be the possible scavenger of reactive oxygen radicals produced by the hydrogen peroxide.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0027-5107
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
585
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
147-55
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Genotoxicity and anti-genotoxicity of some traditional medicinal herbs.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Cordoba, Department of Genetics, Campus Universitario Rabanales, Edificio Gregor Mendel, C-5, 14071 Cordoba, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article