Skip to main content

International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 2 Acute oral toxicity of Gymnema sylvestre plant extracts in rats

From: Acute and sub-acute toxicity profile of crude extract and fractions of Gymnema sylvestre

Dose (mg/kg bodyweight)

Extract

Number of death

Behavioral changes

Phase 1

 10

Crude methanol

0/3

none

N-hexane

0/3

none

Ethylacetate

0/3

none

 100

Crude methanol

0/3

none

n-hexane

0/3

none

Ethylacetate

0/3

none

 1000

Cude methanol

0/3

none

n-hexane

0/3

none

Ethylacetate

0/3

none

Phase 2

 1600

Crude methanol

0/3

none

n-hexane

0/3

none

Ethylacetate

0/3

none

 2900

Crude methanol

0/3

none

n-hexane

0/3

none

Ethylacetate

0/3

none

 5000

Crude methanol

0/3

none

n-hexane

0/3

none

Ethylacetate

0/3

none