Preliminary studies of acute and sub-chronic toxicity of the aqueous extract of Guibourtia tessmannii (Harms) J. Leonard stem barks (Caesalpiniaceae) in mice and rats

Preliminary studies of acute and sub-chronic toxicity of the aqueous extract of Guibourtia tessmannii (Harms) J. Leonard stem barks (Caesalpiniaceae) in mice and rats

Objective: To investigate the toxicity of aqueous extract of Guibourtia tessmannii (Harms) J. Leonard (G. tessmannii) and evaluate its safety. Methods: NMRI mice were used to determine the acute toxicity of G. tessmannii. Increasing concentrations of the plant extracts were administered intraperiton...

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Main Authors: Noreen Orianna Koumba Madingou, Aristide Traore, Alain Souza, Marlaine Michelle Boukandou Mounanga, Raissa Reine Aworet Samseny, Sylvin Ouedraogo, Alfred Sababenedyo Traore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-06-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
Subjects:
Guibourtia tessmannii
Stem barks
Plant extract
Herbal medicine
Toxicity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S222116911530808X

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