Autor: |
Daniel Kwame Afriyie, Elvis Ofori Ameyaw, Isaac Tabiri Henneh, George Asare, Ebenezer Ofori-Atta, Seth Kwabena Amponsah, Regina Appiah-Opong |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2024 |
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Zdroj: |
Journal of Toxicology, Vol 2024 (2024) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1687-8205 |
DOI: |
10.1155/2024/7526701 |
Popis: |
Croton membranaceus Mull. Arg. is a traditional medicinal plant frequently employed in Ghana for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer. The objective of this study was to determine the acute oral toxicity of the aqueous stem extract of Croton membranaceus (CMASE) in male Sprague–Dawley (S-D) rats. The acute toxicity of CMASE was evaluated using S-D rats randomly divided into four groups of five animals each. Three groups (low dose, median dose, and high dose) of rats received single oral doses of CMASE (1000, 2500, and 5000 mg/kg body weight, respectively) using an oral gavage. The control group was given distilled water. After 14 days of daily observations, hematological, biochemical, and histopathological analyses were conducted on the rats. From the results obtained, doses of CMASE up to 5000 mg/kg did not cause death or induce any clinical indications of toxicity during the study period. Also, the mean body weight and the hematological indices assessed were not significantly affected by the various doses of CMASE compared to the control group. However, serum uric acid and creatinine levels decreased significantly (p |
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