Phytochemical component and toxicological evaluation of purple sweet potato leaf extract in male Sprague–Dawley rats

• Main Authors: Ahmad Safiyyu’d-din Bin Hisamuddin, Ruth Naomi, Khairul Aiman Manan, Hasnah Bahari, Muhammad Dain Yazid, Fezah Othman, Hashim Embong, Siti Hadizah Jumidil, Mohd Khairi Hussain, Zainul Amiruddin Zakaria
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
• Subjects: QK1-989 Botany; RS160-167 Pharmacognosy. Pharmaceutical substances (Plant, animal, and inorganic)
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38602/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38602/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38602/; https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1132087

This study assessed the toxicity of lutein-rich purple sweet potato leaf (PSPL) extract in male Sprague–Dawley rats. Methods and study design: A total of 54 adult male Sprague–Dawley rats were used. For the acute toxicity study, three rats in the acute control group were fed 2,000 mg/kg of PSPL for...