Acute and sub-acute toxicity studies of Passiflora nepalensis in rats

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Patel, Sita Sharan¹  Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, India¹  Lakshmi Narain College of Pharmacy, India¹  Singhai, Akhlesh Kumar¹  Himalayan Pharmacy Institute, India¹  Verma, Shashi¹  Ganesh, N¹  Nayak, Govind¹ 

关键词: acute toxicity;    catalase;    medial lethal dose;    Passiflora nepalensis;    sub-acute toxicity;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-695X2011005000103

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia

【 摘 要 】

This study was designed to elucidate the toxicity of widely used plant Passiflora nepalensis Walp. (Passifloraceae) in rats. We have taken methanolic extract isolated from whole plant of Passiflora nepalensis and studied their toxic effects. Acute, sub-acute toxicities and LD50 values were determined in experimental rats. The external appearance of the dead animals, the appearance of the viscera, heart, lungs, stomach, intestine, liver, kidney, spleen and brain were carefully noted and any apparent and significant features or differences from the normal were recorded after acute treatment with methanolic extract of whole plant of Passiflora nepalensis (MPN). Following the sub-acute administration of MPN for fourteen days, the vital organ such as liver, kidney and heart were carefully evaluated by histopathological and biochemical studies and any apparent and significant changes or differences from the normal were recorded. Pathologically, neither gross abnormalities nor histopathological changes were observed. Oral administration of MPN at the doses of 40, 80, 160 and 320 mg/kg body wt for fourteen consecutive days to male and female rats did not induce any short term toxicity. Collectively, these data demonstrate that the methanolic extract of Passiflora nepalensis have a high margin of safety.

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