Research Article

Acute and Subchronic Toxicity Profile of Euphorbia pulcherrima Methanol Extract on Wistar Albino Rats

Table 1

Acute toxicity tests of E. pulcherrima extract.

Doses (mg/kg)Survival rate (phase 1)
Oral
Death/survive
Intraperitoneal
Death/survive

100/30/3
1000/30/3
10000/30/3

Doses (mg/kg)Survival rate (phase 11)

12000/10/1
16000/10/1
29000/10/1
50001/11/1

LD50 (oral) and (intraperitoneal) = 3807.89 mg/kg.