Acute oral toxicity and brine shrimp lethality of elaeis guineensis Jacq., (Oil Palm Leaf) methanol extract

• Main Authors: Syahmi, A.R.M., Vijayarathna, S., Sasidharan, S., Latha, L.Y., Kwan, Y.P., Lau, Y.L., Shin, L.N., Chen, Y.
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: RK Dentistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4048/1/Acute_Oral_Toxicity_and_Brine_Shrimp_Lethality_of_Elaeis_guineensis_Jacq.%2C_%28Oil_Palm_Leaf%29_Methanol_Extract.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4048/2/Acute_Oral_Toxicity_and_Brine_Shrimp_Lethality_of_Elaeis_guineensis_Jacq.%2C_%28Oil_Palm_Leaf%29_Methanol_Extract.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4048/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Elaeis guineensis (Arecaceae) is widely used in West African traditional medicine for treating various ailments. An evaluation on the toxicity of extracts of this plant is crucial to support the therapeutic claims. The acute oral toxicity and brine shrimp lethality of a methanolic extract of this pl...