The safety of Homnawakod herbal formula containing Aristolochia tagala Cham. in Wistar rats

• Main Authors: Pinpat Tripatara, Winita Onlamul, Suksalin Booranasubkajorn, Jantanee Wattanarangsan, Sukit Huabprasert, Natchagorn Lumlerdkij, Pravit Akarasereenont, Tawee Laohapand
• Other Authors: Mahidol University. Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital. Department of Pharmacology
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Open Access article; Aristolochia; Homnawakod; Aristolochic acid; Nephrotoxicity; Dose; HPLC; LC/MS
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/2645
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: A dried root of Aristolochia tagala Cham. (ATC) is often used in Thai traditional medicine as an antipyretic, anti-inflammatory agent, muscle relaxant, appetite-enhancing agent, and analeptic. Homnawakod, an important herbal recipe, originally contains ATC in its formula, however, some...