Cytotoxic Effects of Essential Oils and Extracts of some Mentha species on Vero, Hela and Hep2 Cell Lines
نویسندگان
1 Traditional Medicine and Materia Medica Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
2 Molecular Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiatalah University of Medical Sciences
3 Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutics, Institute of Medicinal Plants, ACECR
4 Department of Microbiology, Food and Drug Laboratory Research Center (FDLRC), MOH & ME
5 Department of Biotechnology, Pasture Institute of Iran
6 Department of Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University
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چکیده
Background: Mentha species are widely used in traditional medicine mostly as anti-flatulence. Nowadays, their usage as flavor and preservative in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries has been developed. Moreover, cytotoxic effects of some Mentha species have been reported. Objective: In this study, cytotoxic properties of Mentha piperita, M. spicata, M. ...
