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Antioxidative properties of traditional herbal medicines and the application of comet assay on antioxidative study

  • CELLMED
  • Abbr : CellMed
  • 2013, 3(3), pp.22-22
  • Publisher : Cellmed Orthocellular Medicine and Pharmaceutical Association
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > General Medicine

Sok Cheon Pak 1 Yim Tong Szeto 2 Kam Shing Wong 3 Wouter Kalle 1

1Charles Sturt University
2Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Educat
3Yan Chai Hospital

ABSTRACT

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in single herb or formula prescription has been used for thousands of years. Many of them possess antioxidant activity and the activity may contribute the therapeutic effect. This paper would review the relationship of traditional herbal medicine and antioxidant with particular reference to ginseng. This medicinal herb has been used worldwide with extensive tonic effect. The comet assay, a technique for DNA protecting and damaging investigation would be introduced and the application of comet assay on TCM would be discussed.

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