date:Jan 09, 2014
a normal diet (negative control), while another was fed the same diet plus 0.5 percent w/w toxic lead acetate (positive control). The other three groups were also fed the lead acetate-supplemented diet, plus an additional 1 percent myrrh powder, 1 percent turmeric powder or 5 percent turmeric powder.
Reducing lead damage
The researchers found that levels of the naturally occurring antioxidant glutathione (GSH) decreased significantly in all mice exposed to lead acetate, indicating lead toxicit