Browsing Research Articles by Subject "Acute toxicity"

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Anti-fertility activity of aqueous root bark extracts of Asparagus africanus Lam and Annona senegalensis Pers combination on female Sprague Dawley rats

Okello, Okidi Oscar P.; David, Nkwangu; Oloro, Joseph (African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2019)

Many rural and poor women have now resorted to use of potential medicinal plants as a means of fertility control. Asparagus africanus Lam and Annona senegalensis Pers are some of the plants used for this purpose. The ...
Assessment of the in vivo acute toxicity of aqueous extracts of artavol® antimalaria herbal tea

Oloro, Joseph; Ganafa, Amon A.; P’okello, Oscar O.; Mucunu, James M.; Maitho, Timothy E. (African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2023)

Acute toxicity testing plays a pivotal role in the initial safety assessment of products. It examines the effects of a single or multiple doses of a product administered to animals or taken by humans within a 24-hour period. ...
Safety and antidiarrheal activity of Priva adhaerens aqueous leaf extract in a murine model

Nansunga, Miriam; Barasa, Ambrose; Abimana, Justus; Alele, Paul E.; Kasolo, Josephine (Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2014)

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Priva adhaerens (Forssk.) Chiov., a wildly growing plant, is reported in central Uganda to be. An effective traditional remedy for diarrhea. The objective of this study was to provide a ...