Acute and chronic effects of methanolic extract of Teucrium polium on blood parameters and histopathology of liver and kidney in Female Rats
Krache Imane,
Trabsa Hayet,
Boussoualim Naouel
et al.
Abstract:Teucrium polium L. is commonly used as a medicinal plant in Algeria to fight various human diseases. In this study, extracting aerial parts of T. polium with methanol gave a dry matter yield of 8.24 %. The effects of methanolic extract of T. polium "TPME" were examined per os on female rats Albino Wistar for six weeks. Biochemical and hematological serum parameters and morphology and histopathology of organs of
treated rats were studied. Acute toxicity showed low toxicity with a lethal dose of 50% LD50 > 24… Show more
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