“…The DRF of various preparations of P. hexandrum, calculated based on the available formula (Miller and Tainter, 1944), has been documented as 1.3-1.60 depending on the extract used (Gupta et al, 2007(Gupta et al, , 2008Sankhwar et al, 2009). P. hexandrum preparations have shown highly significant difference in MTD, LD 50 , LD 100 , and therapeutic doses (Gupta et al, 2007(Gupta et al, , 2008(Gupta et al, , 2009). More than 90% whole-body protection against nil survival in lethally irradiated mice by various preparations of this herb has proven this plant could be highly useful during accidental radiation exposure scenario (Gupta et al, 2007(Gupta et al, , 2008(Gupta et al, , 2009.…”