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1 Department of Biology, University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran
2 Department of Biology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
10.30473/eab.2025.75303.2002
Abstract
Natural resources such as plants are a safe therapeutic option in treating cancers and reducing the side effects of current treatments. Sage is an aromatic and medicinal plant known for its antioxidant properties. It has been used as an antispasmodic, astringent, sedative, anti-hyperglycemic, and anti-inflammatory agent in Iranian medicine. In the present study, the anticancer effects of compounds found in sage extracts, such as cineole and camphor, were studied. For this purpose, cancer was first induced in mice by (dimethylbenzanthracene) dissolved in sunflower oil for 4 weeks. Then, different tumor cell lines were exposed to the extracts. For this purpose, the experimental group was treated with a hydroalcoholic extract of sage leaves for 4 weeks. While the control group received distilled water. Then, tissue sections were taken from the samples and the groups were statistically compared with each other. The findings indicate the therapeutic effects of sage. Sage can potentially prevent breast cancer.
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