Acute and subacute toxicities of the saponin mixture isolated from Schefflera leucantha Viguier

• Main Authors: Witthawaskul P., Panthong A., Kanjanapothi D., Taesothikul T., Lertprasertsuke N.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0141457501&partnerID=40&md5=bfedd48182910ccae7f5afd4b7de7c07; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14522442; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2797
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Acute toxicity of the bronchodilator saponin mixture isolated from Schefflera leucantha Viguier leaves was investigated in comparison with the methanol and the water extract of this plant. Oral doses of 5000mg/kg of the methanol extract, the water extract and the saponin mixture did not produce mort...