Genotoxicity of aqueous extracts of Tulbaghia violacea as determined through an Allium cepa assay

Genotoxicity of aqueous extracts of Tulbaghia violacea as determined through an Allium cepa assay

Tulbaghia violacea (wild garlic) is commonly used in traditional medicine for the treatment of various ailments including fungal infections, gastrointestinal ailments, asthma, fever, colds and pulmonary tuberculosis. We assessed the potential genotoxic effects of water extracts from the leaves, stem...

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Main Authors: Lerato N. Madike, Samkeliso Takaidza, Cornelius Ssemakalu, Michael Pillay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2019-01-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
Subjects:
traditional medicines
chromosome aberrations
ethidium bromide
genotoxic
mitotic index
Online Access:https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/4391

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