Toxicological study of plant extracts on termite and laboratory animals |
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Authors: | Rahman I Gogoi Inee Dolui A K Handique Ruma |
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Institution: | Department of Life Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh 786 004, India. |
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Abstract: | Toxic activity of leaf extracts of Polygonum hydropiper L. and Pogostemon parviflorus Benth. were tested in the laboratory against tea termite, Odontotermes assamensis Holm. Both the tested extracts caused mortality of the termite. The highest toxic activity (100%) was found in the 2.0% chloroform extracts of P. hydropiper. The chloroform extract of P. hydropiper was explored for possible mammalian toxicological effects. The LD50 was 758.58 mg/kg in male albino mice. Subcutaneous injection of sub-lethal dose of extract into male mice once a week for 6 weeks failed to express any significant influence on WBC, RBC count and blood cholesterol. |
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