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Abstract
The aqueous and ethanolic plant extracts obtained from 10 Iraqi cultivated plant species were studied to inhibit aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase activity (AHH) and 3H-benzo [a] pyrene (3H-BP) binding to rat liver microsomal protein. None of the aqueous extracts from all the plants tested showed any inhibitory effect. The ethanolic extracts from 8 species exhibited strong inhibitory effect on both AHH and 3H-BP binding to the microsomal protein. Ethanolic extracts from Adiantum capillus-veneris and Salsola rosamarinus showed no effect. Nevertheless, ethanolic extracts from Anchusa strigosa, Myrtus communis and Artemisia herba-alba were more effective than other plant extracts.