Evaluation Of The Reproductive And Developmental Toxicities Of The Aqueous Extract Of Labisia Pumila Var. Alata In Female Rats
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Date
2009-10
Authors
Mohd Puad, Wan Ezumi
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
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Labisia pumila var. alata (LPA) or Kacip Fatimah has been listed by the government of Malaysia as one of the priority species for a multi-disciplinary scientific study towards the development of scientific, evidence-based herbal medicine. The present study described in this thesis is part of the preclinical assessment of LPA to evaluate its safety profile. The aims of this study were to evaluate the potential effects of aqueous extract of LPA on reproductive and developmental toxicities in Sprague Dawley rats. A preliminary study was conducted using unstandardised extract of LPA at 2, 20, 200 and 400 mg/kg/day. Commercially prepared standard aqueous extract of LPA, registered as Biolabisia at the doses of 2, 20, 200, 400, 1000 mg/kg/day or distilled water (control) were administered by gavaging to animals during the main studies. The Teratogenic study was conducted by treating pregnant animals with Biolabisia during the period of organogenesis. Treatments of animals began from the time prior to mating until lactational periods of seven days in the Reproductive toxicity study and from before mating up to day 15 of pregnancy in the Fertility study. Virgin rats were treated with Biolabisia for duration of three weeks in the Female toxicity study. A substantial number of reproductive and developmental parameters were assessed throughout this study. All numerical data were analysed using SPSS version 12.0.1. Results obtained indicated that the administration of Biolabisia at all dose levels did not cause mortality nor show noticeably any treatment-related signs of toxicity on the physical appearance and behaviour of all the rats studied.
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Evaluation Of The Reproductive And Developmental Toxicities Of The Aqueous Extract , Labisia Pumila Var. Alata In Female Rats