Acute and sub-acute toxicity of the crude extracts of the aerial parts of Daucus carota L. in laboratory rats

Background: Daucus carota L. belongs to the family Apiaceae and it is commonly known as carrot. The aerial part is used in some Northern parts of Nigeria as a livestock feed without scientific evidence of its safety to animal and man. Aim: The study assessed the safety margins of the D. carota aeri...

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Main Authors: Ayeni E. Ayodeji, Ahmed Abubakar, Nuhu Aliyu, Lucia O. Uhomoibhi, Ibrahim Garba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Medicinal Plants for Economic Development
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Online Access:https://jomped.org/index.php/jomped/article/view/69