Published January 1, 2016 | Version v1
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Safety evaluation of styrax liquidus from the viewpoint of genotoxicity and mutagenicity

  • 1. Yeditepe Univ, Dept Pharmaceut Toxicol, Fac Pharm, TR-34755 Istanbul, Turkey
  • 2. Yeditepe Univ, Dept Pharmacognosy, Fac Pharm, TR-34755 Istanbul, Turkey
  • 3. Yeditepe Univ, Dept Analyt Chem, Fac Pharm, TR-34755 Istanbul, Turkey

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Ethnopharmacological relevance: Styrax liquidus is a resinous exudate (balsam) obtained from the wounded trunk of the Liquidambar orientalis Mill. (Hamamelidaceae). Styrax has been used for treatment of various ailments in Turkish folk medicine such as skin problems, peptic ulcers, nocturnal enuresis, parasitic infections, antiseptic or as expectorant.

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