Essiac tea: Scavenging of reactive oxygen species and effects on DNA damage

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 288-296

  Leonard, Stephen S ^a   Keil, Deborah ^a   Mehlman, Tracey ^a   Proper, Steven ^a   Shi, Xianglin ^a   Harris, Gabriel K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA damage; ESR; Essiac tea; Lipid peroxidation; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ARCTIUM LAPPA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RHEUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT; RUMEX ACETOSELLA EXTRACT; ULMUS RUBRA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARCTIUM LAPPA; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG MECHANISM; HERBAL MEDICINE; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RHEUM OFFICINALE; RUMEX ACETOSELLA; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; TEA; ULMUS RUBRA;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CANADA; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA DAMAGE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MEDICINE, HERBAL; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

ANIMALIA; ARCTIUM LAPPA; RHEUM OFFICINALE; RUMEX ACETOSELLA; ULMUS RUBRA;

EID: 29144473451     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.09.013     Document Type: Article

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