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

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

JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY, vol.194, pp.506-512, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 194
• Publication Date: 2016
• Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.10.037
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.506-512
• Keywords: Styrax, Ames test, Genotoxicity, In vivo chromosomal aberration test, POLYPHENOLS THEAFLAVINS, STYRENE, THEARUBIGINS, INHIBITION, ORIENTALIS, HUMANS, BALSAM
• Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

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.