Sudies on the Antimutagenicity of Ginseng Extracts 1. The mutagenicity of ginseng and medicinal herb extracts.

인삼추출성분의 항변이원성 연구 (제1보 인삼등 생약식물 추출액의 변리원성)

In order to confirm the antimutagenicity of ginseng extracts, mutagenicity of ginseng and several medicinal herbs of which extracts were used as drinks, was examined through the method of Ames test. The obtained results were as follows. 1. Strong mutagenicities for Salmonella tyhimurium TA98, TA100, TA1535 were observed in all sample herbs Paenonia aalbiflora, Rehmannia glutinosa, Astragalus membranaceus, Angelica acutiloba, Cnidium officinale, Laurus nobilis and Panax ginseng without S-9 mix metabolic activation. 2. In the case of S-9 mix metabolic activation, even in a low concentraction, the extracts of Angelica autilobu, Cnidium officinale and Paenonla albtilora showed also a high mutagenicities for the strain TA98 and TA1535. 3. Even in high concentration of ginseng extracts, mutagenicity was almost neglectable through the metabolic activation of S-9 mix, compared with other extracts of medicinal herbs.