[Antimutagenicity screening of water extracts from 102 kinds of Chinese medicinal herbs].

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[Antimutagenicity screening of water extracts from 102 kinds of Chinese medicinal herbs].

Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica - 1 Oct 1990

Liu D, Yin X, Wang H, Zhou Y, Zhang Y

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Our observation shows that out of 102 kinds of Chinese medicinal herbs tested, 17 have remarkable antimutagenic effect on the mutation induced by aflatoxin B1, in Ames test. Among the 17 herbs Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Bupleurm chinense, Portulaca grandiflora and Cnidium monnieri have been found in...

Topics

Animals
Chromosome Aberrations
Drugs, Chinese Herbal
Female
Glycyrrhiza
Male
Mice
Micronucleus Tests
Mutagenicity Tests
Mutation
Plants, Medicinal
Rats

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