Green tea biocomposite had effectivey hampered the growth of rat Walker W-256 carcinoma and in less extent rat Guerin's carcinoma. Black tea biocomposite had not practically influenced on Guerin's carcinoma growth. The biocomposite from green tea and extract from red vine rind and lemon suppressed
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the antitumor activity of alcoholic extracts of green tea (Camella sinensis).
METHODS
Four groups of six Wistar rats were inoculated intramuscularly with 10(6) Walker tumor cells/mL. During 10 days, the animals received by gavage either 0.9% saline solution (Group I; negative