Toxicity of crude rhizome extract of Kaempferia galanga L. (Proh Hom)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 359-365

  Kanjanapothi, D ^a   Panthong, A ^a   Lertprasertsuke, N ^a   Taesotikul, T ^a   Rujjanawate, C ^b   Kaewpinit, D ^b   Sudthayakorn, R ^b   Choochote, W ^a   Chaithong, U ^a   Jitpakdi, A ^a   Pitasawat, B ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b CHULABHORN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acute and subacute toxicities in rats; Dermal irritation test in rabbits; Kaempferia galanga; The Hippocratic screening test

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALCOHOL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HEXANE; KAEMPFERIA GALANG EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY WEIGHT; BREATHING RATE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GRIP STRENGTH; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KAEMPFERIA GALANG; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORTALITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; RHIZOME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN IRRITATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ZINGIBERACEAE;

KAEMPFERIA GALANGA;

EID: 10744232921     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2003.10.020     Document Type: Article

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