Rosemary and Reduced DNA Strand Break in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell

• Exploratory Studies on the Potential Health Benefits of Spices and Herbs.

  • 2026-05-26
  • Review
  • Nutrition reviews 84(Supplement_1)
  • • Guy H Johnson

  • PubMed: 42186284
  • DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuaf247

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  • Reduced DNA Strand Break in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell

  • Low evidence
  • Mixed

  An ex vivo study among young adults (20-39 years of age) found that consumption of paprika, rosemary, ginger, heat-treated turmeric, sage and cumin for 7 days protected peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from DNA strand breaks while black pepper, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, clove, oregano (heat-treated or dried), and turmeric (no heat treatment) did not.

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No

  Dose

  6000 mg