Abstract: Objective To investigate the acute toxicity of patchouli alcohol in mice and to evaluate its safety. Methods The mortality rates of oral and intragastric administration of patchouli alcohol dissolved by arachis oil were observed and the LD50 was determined by Bliss assay. Results The LD50 of patchouli alcohol by oral and intragastric administration in mice was 4.693g/kg body weight and 3.145g/kg body weight,respectively. Conclusion Patchouli alcohol is a low toxic drug.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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