Acute and subchronic toxicity study of the water extract from dried fruits of Piper nigrum L. in rats

• Main Authors: Chunlaratthanaphorn S., Lertprasertsuke N., Srisawat U., Thuppia A., Ngamjariyawat A., Suwanlikhid N., Jaijoy K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34248382578&partnerID=40&md5=65a6e220aa7ffddd3a3cd1dbd57d721b; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2245
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The study was carried out to evaluate acute and subchronic toxicities of the water extract from the dried fruits of Piper nigrum L. A single oral administration of the extract at a dose of 5,000 mg/kg body weight (5 male, 5 female) did not produce signs of toxicity, behavioral changes, mortality, ch...