What is it about?
Turnera subulate and Spondias mombin × Spondias tuberosa are used in folk medicine to treat several diseases. The leaf extract genotoxic effects were evaluated by the somatic mutation and recombination test of Drosophila melanogaster wings. The highest concentrations of the tested plant chemical agents were responsible for the statistically significant genotypic effect. T. subulata and S. mombin × S. tuberosa displayed genotoxic effect under the experimental conditions. The results from this study are crucial as they indicated the deleterious and side effects, considering the indiscriminate use of the extracts of these plants for disease treatment.
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Why is it important?
Avaliar efeitos deletérios e colaterais, considerando o uso indiscriminado dos extratos dessas plantas para tratamento de doenças.
Perspectives
Validate popular uses and provide data for drug development
Dr. Jorge A. López
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This page is a summary of: Genotoxicity of Turnera subulata and Spondias mombin × Spondias tuberosa Extracts from Brazilian Caatinga Biome, Journal of Medicinal Food, April 2018, Mary Ann Liebert Inc,
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2017.0041.
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