Assessment of two medicinal plants, Psidium guajava L. and Achillea millefolium L., in in vitro and in vivo assays

The use of medicinal plants by the general population is an old and still widespread practice, which makes studies of their genotoxicity essential. Psidium guajava L. and Achillea millefolium L. are examples of plants commonly used in popular medicine. P. guajava L. is indicated for diarrhea and als...

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Main Authors: Teixeira Rosangela de Oliveira, Camparoto Marjori Leiva, Mantovani Mário Sérgio, Vicentini Veronica Elisa Pimenta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2003-01-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572003000400021