EVALUATION OF THE SUB-CHRONIC TOXICITY OF “BACH PHU THANG”

Nguyễn Văn Bảo1, Lê Mạnh Cường2,
1 Vietnam University of Traditional Medicine
2 National Hospital of Traditional Medicine

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Objectives: To evaluate the sub-chronic toxicity of "Bach phu thang" through oral administration in an animal experiment. Subjects and  methods: The sub-chronic toxicity study was conducted according to the guidelines of WHO in rats with oral doses of 11.4 g/kg/day and 22.8 g/kg/day for 4 consecutive weeks. Result: Oral administration of "Bach phuthang" had no effect on general condition, body weight, hematological and hepato-renal functions, or histopathological liver and kidney structures. Conclusion: "Bach phu thang" has no sub-chronic toxicity in experimental rats.

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