Acute oral toxicity of the ellagitannin geraniin and a geraniin-enriched extract from Nephelium lappaceum L rind in Sprague Dawley rats

Despite the lack of its toxicity evaluation, traditional herbal products are being widely used for various health indications. Geraniin, an ellagitannin, is a bioactive compound found in many traditional herbal medicines. In spite its numerous health benefits ranging from anti-inflammatory, anti-hyp...

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Main Authors: Mohanambal Moorthy, Joon Joon Khoo, Uma D. Palanisamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019359936