Acute Oral Toxicity and Brine Shrimp Lethality of Elaeis guineensis Jacq., (Oil Palm Leaf) Methanol Extract

Acute Oral Toxicity and Brine Shrimp Lethality of Elaeis guineensis Jacq., (Oil Palm Leaf) Methanol Extract

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...

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Main Authors: Yeng Chen, Lai Ngit Shin, Yee Ling Lau, Sreenivasan Sasidharan, Yuet Ping Kwan, Lachimanan Yoga Latha, Soundararajan Vijayarathna, Abdul Rani Muhamad Syahmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-11-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
Elaeis guineensis
methanol extract
acute oral toxicity
brine shrimp lethality assay
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/15/11/8111/

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