Evaluation of acute and dermal toxicity of essential oil of Etlingera fenzlii (Kurz) K. Schum: An in vivo study

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 69-72

  Sudhakaran, Anju ^a   Radha, R K ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Dermal toxicity; Etlingera fenzlii; Median lethal dose (LD 50)

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; ETLINGERA FENZLII EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMIDITY; HYDRODISTILLATION; IN VIVO STUDY; LD50; MORTALITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; RAT; TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY TESTING; WELLBEING;

EID: 84977156850     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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