Research Article

Phenolic Content, Antioxidant Activity, Anti-Inflammatory Potential, and Acute Toxicity Study of Thymus leptobotrys Murb. Extracts

Table 3

Study of the acute toxicity of ethanolic and methanolic extracts of Thymus leptobotrys administered by gavage to rats.

TreatmentsDose mg/kgMortalityToxic symptomsChanges in body weight (g)
1st day14th dayDifference

Methanol extract2000None185.03 ± 1.02197.83 ± 2.62+12.8
Ethanol extract2000None185.63 ± 2.42197.86 ± 1.37+12.23
Control186.03 ± 1.77199.06 ± 0.68+13.03