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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 1 Acute Toxicity Study Report of D. linearis leaf extract

From: Serotonergic and noradrenergic response of ethanol extract; opioidergic response of ethyl acetate extract of Dicranopteris linearis L. leaf

Groups

Test Agents

Dose Strength (mg.kg− 1 b.w.)

Lethality (D/T)

Abnormal Effect

1

d.H2O (control)

0

0/5

2

DLAQ

250

0/5

3

DLAQ

500

0/5

4

DLAQ

1000

0/5

5

DLAQ

2000

0/5

6

DLAQ

3000

0/5

Indigestion

7

DLET

250

0/5

8

DLET

500

0/5

9

DLET

1000

0/5

10

DLET

2000

0/5

Indigestion

11

DLET

3000

0/5

Indigestion

12

DLEA

250

0/5

13

DLEA

500

0/5

14

DLEA

1000

0/5

15

DLEA

2000

0/5

16

DLEA

3000

0/5

Indigestion

  1. D = Deaths recorded, T = Total numbers treated, DLAQ = Aqueous extract of D. linearis, DLET = Ethanol extract of D. linearis, DLEA = Ethyl Acetate extract of of D. linearis