[Antimutagenicity screening of water extracts from 102 kinds of Chinese medicinal herbs].
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 other tests to be effective against mutagenesis induced by cyclophosphamide in mice.
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Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Western Region Hospital, Urumqi.
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Wang
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Zhou
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Zhang
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D000818:Animals; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000633:toxicity*; D005260:Female; D006035:Glycyrrhiza; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D015162:Micronucleus Tests; D009152:Mutagenicity Tests; D009154:Mutation / Q000187:drug effects*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D051381:Rats
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal