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
DyspneaDullnessAbdominal crampDiarrheaDeath/TotalLatency period

ControlNoneNoneNoneNone0/10
2.5NoneNoneNone6–72 h0/10
5NoneNoneNone6–72 h0/10
1015 min–24 h15 min–24 h15 min–24 h6–96 h4/1024 h
2015 min–24 h15 min–24 h15 min–24 h6–72 h10/1024–72 h