Table 3 Acute toxicity test (LD50) of the aqueous and methanolic extracts of the roots, leaves, and stem of Dictyandra arborescens at high doses of 1600, 2900 and 5000Â mg/kg body weight
Extracts | Number of animals per group | Doseof extract/Weight of mice (1600Â mg/kg) | Signs of toxicity | Number of animals that survived |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DARM | 3 | 19Â g | x | 3/3 |
DARA | 3 | 22Â g | x | 3/3 |
DALM | 3 | 20Â g | x | 3/3 |
DALA | 3 | 18Â g | x | 3/3 |
DASM | 3 | 20Â g | x | 3/3 |
DASA | 3 | 20Â g | x | 3/3 |
2900Â mg/kg | ||||
DARM | 3 | 20Â g | x | 3/3 |
DARA | 3 | 21Â g | x | 3/3 |
DALM | 3 | 21Â g | x | 3/3 |
DALA | 3 | 21Â g | x | 3/3 |
DASM | 3 | 23Â g | x | 3/3 |
DASA | 3 | 22Â g | x | 3/3 |
5000Â mg/kg | ||||
DARM | 3 | 24Â g | x | 3/3 |
DARA | 3 | 19Â g | x | 3/3 |
DALM | 3 | 23Â g | x | 3/3 |
DALA | 3 | 20Â g | x | 3/3 |
DASM | 3 | 22Â g | x | 3/3 |
DASA | 3 | 24Â g | x | 3/3 |