?TOXICOLOGICAL STUDIES OF HERBAL BEVERAGE AND SEEDS EXTRACT OF HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA L. (ROSELLE)

Authors

  • ABID ASKARI PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi-75280, Pakistan
  • MARYAM MIRZA PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi-75280, Pakistan
  • M SALIH P SOLANGI PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi-75280, Pakistan

Keywords:

Hibiscus sabdariffa L., Herbal beverage, Toxicology.

Abstract

 Toxicological effects of herbal dririk prepared from exotic plant, Hibiscus sabdariffa L. (Roselle) were studied on
albino miceand rats. For this purpose different doses of the drink were administered orally to different groups of test ani-
mals which were kept under observation for a period of three months. The roselle seeds extract was also administered
by the same method and tested on the animals. After autopsy, the histopathological examination of liver and kidneys of
the treated animals showed on cytotoxic effects.

Published

1996-02-19

How to Cite

ASKARI, A., MIRZA, M., & SOLANGI, M. S. P. (1996). ?TOXICOLOGICAL STUDIES OF HERBAL BEVERAGE AND SEEDS EXTRACT OF HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA L. (ROSELLE). Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 39(1-4), 38–42. Retrieved from http://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2368

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