Experimental Study on the Anti-arrhythmic Effect and the Safety of Plumula nelumbinis Microcapsules / 中药新药与临床药理

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the safety of Plumula nelumbinis microcapsules and its anti-arrhythmic effect.Methods Acute toxicity test in mice,arrhythmia mice models induced by chloroform and arrhythmia rats models induced by barium chloride(BaCl2)were adopted.Results The maximum tolerance dose for mice was 16.0 g/kg body weight.The microcapsule decreased the incidence of chloroform-induced ventricular fibrillation in mice significantly(P 0.05,compared with the blank control group).Conclusion The preliminary results show that Plumula nelumbinis microcapsule is safe,and exerts anti-arrhythmic effect against experimental arrhythmia.