Cytological effects of the aqueous fruit extracts of emblica officinalis on allium sativum root tips

The cytological effects of E. Officinalis fruit extract on root tips of Allium Sativum have been studied; three concentrations of the extract [1, 5 and 10 percent] for 12 h treatment and for three recovery periods [24, 48 and 72 h] were used, All the three concentrations suppress cell division significantly and cause chromosomal abnormalities such as scattering, stickiness, bridges, fragments and laggards. The lower concentration appears to be more effective and the effects are stable during the recovery periods. This fruit extract appears to be mutagenic and have mitodepressive and mitoclastic effects