Preliminary study on the pharmacognosy and toxicology of Mallotus panicutus (lam) Muell.Arg

VernacularTitle:壮药白楸的生药学及毒理学初步研究
Author: Jing HUANG ; Jianxiong MA
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Mallotus panicutus(lam)Muell.Arg; Zhuang drugs; Pharmacognosy; Acute toxicity
From: Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2014;21(1):10-11
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To identify Mallotus panicutus (lam) Muell.Arg and explore the acute toxicity.Methods Pharmacognostic identification and chemical reaction methods were adopted to the identification.The maximum concentration and maximum volume of ethanol extracts of M.panicutus (lam) Muell.Arg were given via intragastric administration in mice to observe the toxic and side effects after 14 days.Results The chemical reaction showed M.panicutus(lam) Muell.Arg concluded the constituents such as flavone and saponin and there was no acute toxicity in mice.After 14 days,the growth rate of mice weight of blank group and drug group were 73.5% and 62.9% (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion The results could be taken as the reference for analyzing the quality of this drug and guiding the clinical medication.