Safety evaluation of styrax liquidus from the viewpoint of genotoxicity and mutagenicity


Charehsaz M., Reis R., Helvacioglu S., Sipahi H., Guzelmeric E., Acar E. T., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY, cilt.194, ss.506-512, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 194
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.10.037
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.506-512
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Styrax, Ames test, Genotoxicity, In vivo chromosomal aberration test, POLYPHENOLS THEAFLAVINS, STYRENE, THEARUBIGINS, INHIBITION, ORIENTALIS, HUMANS, BALSAM
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Styrax liquidus is a resinous exudate (balsam) obtained from the wounded trunk of the Liquidambar orientalis Mill. (Hamamelidaceae). Styrax has been used for treatment of various ailments in Turkish folk medicine such as skin problems, peptic ulcers, nocturnal enuresis, parasitic infections, antiseptic or as expectorant.