Open AccessIn vitro Toxicity and genotoxic activity of aqueous leaf extracts from four varieties of Olea europea (L)
Author(s) -
Luc Verschaeve,
Hayet Edziri,
Roel Anthonissen,
Dalenda Boujnah,
Féthia Harzallah-Skhiri,
Hechmi Chehab,
Mahjoub Aouni,
Maha Mastouri
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pharmacognosy magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4062
pISSN - 0973-1296
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1296.203980
Subject(s) - olea , toxicity , in vitro , chemistry , biology , traditional medicine , botany , biochemistry , medicine , organic chemistry
Despite its therapeutic value almost nothing is known about potential adverse health effects of Olea europea L . We therefore investigated the in vitro toxicity and genotoxicity of leaf extracts of this plant.