Research Article
Acute and Chronic Oral Toxicity of a Partially Purified Plaunotol Extract from Croton stellatopilosus Ohba
Table 1
Observed acute toxicity symptoms and mortality in mice receiving different single doses of PPE.
| Dose (g/kg) | Symptoms/Time (Onset to recovery) | Mortality | Dyspnea | Dullness | Abdominal cramp | Diarrhea | Death/Total | Latency period |
| Control | None | None | None | None | 0/10 | — | 2.5 | None | None | None | 6–72 h | 0/10 | — | 5 | None | None | None | 6–72 h | 0/10 | — | 10 | 15 min–24 h | 15 min–24 h | 15 min–24 h | 6–96 h | 4/10 | 24 h | 20 | 15 min–24 h | 15 min–24 h | 15 min–24 h | 6–72 h | 10/10 | 24–72 h |
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