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Single Oral Dose Toxicity Test of Platycodin D, a Saponin from Platycodin Radix in Mice

  • Lee, Won-Ho (College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Gam, Cheol-Ou (Department of Oriental Medicine, Graduate School, Dong Eui University) ;
  • Ku, Sae-Kwang (College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Choi, Seong-Hun (College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University)
  • Received : 2011.10.19
  • Accepted : 2011.11.14
  • Published : 2011.12.01
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Abstract

The object of this study was to evaluate the single oral dose toxicity of platycodin D, a saponin from the root of Platycodon grandiflorum in male and female mice. Platycodin D was administered to female and male mice as an oral dose of 2000, 1000, 500, 250 and 125 mg/kg (body wt.). Animals were monitored for the mortality and changes in body weight, clinical signs and gross observation during 14 days after treatment, upon necropsy, organ weight and histopathology of 14 principle organs were examined. As the results, no platycodin D treatment related mortalities, clinical signs, changes on the body and organ weights, gross and histopathological observations against 14 principle organs were detected up to 2000 mg/kg in both female and male mice. Therefore, $LD_{50}$ (50% lethal dose) and approximate LD of playtcodin D after single oral treatment in female and male mice were considered over 2000 mg/kg - the limited dosages recommended by KFDA Guidelines [2009-116, 2009], respectively.

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