Smokeless tobacco consumption, which is widespread throughout the world, leads to oral
submucous fibrosis (OSMF), which is a long-lasting and devastating condition of the oral …

In this review recent publications are cited for a number of antimutagens. The molecules
surveyed are potential or proven “desmutagens” or “interceptors.” These are biologically …

Catechins, major polyphenol constituents of green tea, are potent chemopreventive agents
against cancers caused by chemical carcinogens in rodents. The effects of four epicatechin …

Curcumin I (Cur I) and curcumin III (Cur III) are the yellow coloring phenolic compounds
isolated from the spice turmeric. The effect of curcumins on different stages of development …

Catechin and dietary turmeric (Curcuma longa) were used as chemopreventive agents in
benzo [a] pyrene induced forestomach tumors in Swiss mice and methyl-(acetoxymethyl) …

The genotoxic and antigenotoxic activities of catechin, hamamelitannin and two
proanthocyanidin fractions prepared from the bark of Hamamelis virginiana L. were …

Modifying effects of green tea catechins (GTCs) on the post-initiation stage of colon, lung
and thyroid carcinogenesis were examined in F344 male rats. Groups of 20 animals were …

Sangre de Drago is a red viscous latex extracted from Croton lechleri (Euphorbiaceae)
cortex, renowned in South American popular medicine for its wound-healing properties. The …

Inhibitory effects of eugenol, a compound present in many spices such as cloves, cardamon
etc. and extracts of Anacyclus pyrethrum and Spilanthes calva which are traditionally used in …

Aqueous solutions of gallic acid, methyl gallate, catechins, theaflavins and tannic acid were
tested for inhibition of the mutagenicity of PhIP in the Salmonella typhimurium TA98 assay …