Acute toxicity study and phytochemical screening of selected herbal aqueous extract in broiler chickens

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 352-360

  Hashemi, S R ^a   Zulkifli, I ^a   Bejo, M Hair ^a   Farida, A ^a   Somchit, M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Broiler; Euphorbia hirta; Phytochemical; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUPHORBIA HIRTA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GINGER EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SOLANUM TORVUM EXTRACT; STEROID; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; ZINGIBER ZERUMBET EXTRACT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHICKEN; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCUMA LONGA; DECREASED APPETITE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; ETHNOBOTANY; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA HIRTA; FEMALE; FRUIT; GINGER; HEALTH PROMOTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POULTRY FARMING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RHIZOME; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SOLANUM; SOLANUM TORVUM; ZINGIBER ZERUMBET; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 63749119119     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2008.352.360     Document Type: Article

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