Acute and subchronic toxicity studies of an aqueous extract of Morinda citrifolia fruit in rats

• Main Authors: Hassan, Hadijah, Mohd Yatim, Ayub, Hambali, Zarida, Ahamad, Normah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) 2003
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48890/1/Acute%20and%20subchronic%20toxicity%20studies%20of%20an%20aqueous%20extract%20of%20Morinda%20citrifolia%20fruit%20in%20rats.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/48890/; http://ejtafs.mardi.gov.my/index.php/publication/issues/archive/77-2003/volume-31-no1/461-310112

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the toxicity of an aqueous extract Morinda citrifolia fruit on Sprague-Dawley male rats through acute (LD50) and subchronic studies. In the LD50 test, rats were given three dosages of M. citrifolia extracts (1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 g/kg of body weight). They were o...