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Rev. biol. trop ; 54(4): 1323-1326, dic. 2006.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-492151

ABSTRACT

We tested the effects of the aqueous extract of Petiveria alliacea leaves on acute and sub-chronic toxicity, hematocrit and blood glucose level and intestinal motility of male albino NGP mice of 20 to 25 g mean weight. Treatments were in all cases doses of 1,000 and 2,000 mg/kg animal weight and a control treatment with 0.5 ml distilled water, using 10 animals per treatment and administered orally every day (5 days per week). Experimental periods were 18 and 70 days for acute and sub chronic toxicity, respectively. No mortality nor any toxicity signs could be observed. A slight but significant increase in the glucose levels during the first three weeks was observed with the 1,000 mg/kg dose but not for the higher 2,000 mg/kg dose. After administering the doses once after a starving period of six hours, no significant differences in intestinal motility could be found.


Se evaluaron los efectos del estracto acuoso de las hojas de Petiveria alliacea, en la toxicidad aguda y toxicidad subcrónica, hematocritos, niveles de glucosa en la sangre y motilidad intestinal del ratón macho albino NGP, con un peso promedio de 20 a 25g. En todos los casos los tratamientos fueron dosis de 1 000 y 2 000 mg/kg de peso del animal y un tratamiento control con 0.5 ml de agua destilada, usando 10 animales por tratamiento y administrado oralmente cinco días por semana. Los períodos experimentales fueron de 18 y 70 días para toxicidad aguda y toxicidad subcrónica, respectivamente. No se observaron signos de mortalidad ni de toxidad en ambas pruebas. Con la dosis de 1 000 mg/kg hubo un leve pero significativo incremento en los niveles de glucosa durante las primeras tres semanas, pero no con la dosis más alta de 2 000 mg/ kg. Después de administrar las dosis luego de un período de hambre de seis horas, no se encontraron diferencias significativas en la motilidad intestinal.


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Animals , Male , Mice , Plant Extracts/pharmacology , Blood Glucose/drug effects , Hematocrit , Gastrointestinal Motility/drug effects , Phytolaccaceae/chemistry , Plant Leaves/chemistry , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Toxicity Tests, Acute , Toxicity Tests, Chronic
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Rev. biol. trop ; 51(3/4): 635-638, sept.-dic. 2003.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-365902

ABSTRACT

For the sub-chronic toxicity an aqueous preparation of Plantago major leaves was tested in 20 male NGP mice, with an average weight of 20.15 g and separated in two groups of ten individuals each. The dose used was 2000 mg/kg and the control group received 0.5 ml of distilled water. The extract administration was done daily during five days at week for a total period of 40 days. Signs of sub-chronic toxicity were observed in the days two and 12 of treatment. No significant change in corporal weight was observed. The ocular irritation was tested in five New Zeland male rabbits, with an average weight of 3.640 kg. The dose used was a 200 microliters the preparation (100 mg/ml) of Plantago major leaves, instill into the right eye and the control was used the left eye instill 200 microliters of distilled water. The administration was done daily during five days. The extract shows no significant irritation during the observation period.


Subject(s)
Animals , Eye , Plantago , Toxicity Tests, Chronic , Plant Extracts , Plant Leaves
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Rev. cuba. plantas med ; 7(2)2002. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-341786

ABSTRACT

Se determinó la toxicidad de las hojas y los brotes florales de la especie botánica medicinal Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl. El material botánico (hojas y brotes florales) fue recolectado en febrero de 1996 por el señor Víctor Rojas del Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (número de testigo 400 VR) en Santa Rosa, Guanacaste en las siguientes coordenadas: 10°50´20´´N-85°37´30´´W y una altitud de 290 msnm. Los extractos acuosos, preparados por decocción, de las hojas y los brotes florales de Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, se administraron por vía oral a ratones NGP machos y hembras. El extracto de las hojas se administró durante 90 d y el de los brotes florales durante 60 d. Ambos extractos fueron administrados durante 5 d consecutivos por semana. Los grupos control recibieron 0,5 mL de agua destilada por animal. El extracto acuoso de las hojas causó 40 (por ciento) de mortalidad tanto en machos como en hembras. Se evidenciaron signos de toxicidad con la administración del extracto de los brotes florales sin producir mortalidad. Todos los signos registrados sugieren un efecto general depresor sobre el sistema nervioso central, por lo que se plantea la necesidad de realizar pruebas biológicas dirigidas a la validación de un posible efecto sedante-tranquilizante de esta planta y la realización de curvas dosis-efecto de la toxicidad de esta especie


Subject(s)
Plant Extracts , Plants, Medicinal
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Acta amaz ; 31(4)out.-dez. 2001.
Article in English | LILACS-Express | LILACS, VETINDEX | ID: biblio-1454836

ABSTRACT

Two cytotypes (2n=4x=36 and 2n=6x=54) found in Salvinia minima Bak. are discussed, the first from Brazil and the second from Argentina. The hexaploid cytotype, presumably a hybrid between Salvinia minima and S. sprucei Kuhn, was collected from the Solimões River near Manaus, Brazil and from Trinidad. Discussing its intermediate morphology, the authors attemp to explain the hybridization as a result of the seasonal and sporadic occurrence of Salvinia sprucei in the Amazonian basin, assuming that the still unknown chromosome number of the latter species would correspond to the diploid level (2n=2x=18).


Dois citótipos (2n=4x=36 e 2n=6x=54) foram encontrados em Salvinia minima Bak., o primeiro deles proveniente do Brasil e o segundo da Argentina. O citótipo hexaplóide é, provavelmente, um híbrido entre Salvinia minima e S. sprucei Kuhn e foi coletado no Rio Solimões próximo a Manaus, Brasil e em Trinidad. Na discussão da morfologia intermediária, os autores tentam explicar a hibridização como resultado da ocorrência sasonal e esporádica de Salvinia sprucei na Bacia Amazônica, admitindo ainda que o número cromossômico não conhecido da última espécie, deveria corresponder ao nível diplóide (2n=2x=18).

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