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Genotoxicity effects of selected alcoholic polyherbal products using Allium cepa

Authors: ADETUNJI Oluwaseyi , Ifeoluwa Oladipo, ADETAYO Modupe , AMAH Gogonte , Adesola Moyosore Kuti

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: International Journal Of Advances In Scientific Research

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Alcoholic herbal products have been used for years in folk medicine for its believed increase in sexual desire and pleasure. This study is due to the current upsurge in the use of polyherbal products and coupled with loose regulation on public access to these products, to evaluate their biochemical effect, noting also that many of the polyherbal products lack scientific evidence to support their medicinal claims. The objective is to investigate the potential genotoxicity of some commonly consumed polyherbal formulations (Action bitters, Black wood, Jedi-jedi, Agbara, Orijin bitters), using Allium cepa. The method involves onion bulbs that were exposed to varied concentrations of herbal alcoholic products for microscopic analysis. Tap water has been used as a negative control. All the tested products have been observed to have genotoxic effects on cell division in Allium cepa, with the highest mitotic index as 59% (orijin bitters 25%) and the lowest being 23% (action bitters 75%). The results showed that all tested concentrations of alcoholic herbal products caused
decreased mitotic index value and increased chromosomal aberration of Allium cepa root cells. From the findings, alcoholic polyherbal formulations may possess genotoxic effects.

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ADETUNJI,O. Ifeoluwa,H.O ADETAYO,M. AMAH,G. Adesola,M.K . (2020). Genotoxicity effects of selected alcoholic polyherbal products using Allium cepa, 6 (), 1-1.

ADETUNJI,O. Ifeoluwa,H.O ADETAYO,M. AMAH,G. Adesola,M.K . "Genotoxicity effects of selected alcoholic polyherbal products using Allium cepa" 6, no (), (2020): 1-1.

ADETUNJI,O. and Ifeoluwa,H.O and ADETAYO,M. and AMAH,G. and Adesola,M.K and . (2020). Genotoxicity effects of selected alcoholic polyherbal products using Allium cepa, 6 (), pp1-1.

ADETUNJIO, IfeoluwaHO, ADETAYOM, AMAHG, AdesolaMK, . Genotoxicity effects of selected alcoholic polyherbal products using Allium cepa. 2020, 6 ():1-1.

ADETUNJI,Oluwaseyi , Ifeoluwa,Hannah Oladipo, ADETAYO,Modupe , AMAH,Gogonte , and Adesola,Moyosore Kuti . "Genotoxicity effects of selected alcoholic polyherbal products using Allium cepa", 6 . (2020) : 1-1.

A.Oluwaseyi I.Hannah Oladipo A.Modupe A.Gogonte & A.Moyosore Kuti , "Genotoxicity effects of selected alcoholic polyherbal products using Allium cepa" vol.6, no., pp. 1-1, 2020.

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