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KMID : 0861020170320010063
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Korea Journal of Herbology
2017 Volume.32 No. 1 p.63 ~ p.68
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A 14-day Repeated Dose Oral Toxicity Study of HT042 in Sprague-Dawley Rats
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Song Jung-Bin
Lee Dong-Hun
Kim Young-Sik
Lee Seung-Gyeong
Bae Jin-Sook
Kim Ho-Cheol
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Abstract
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Objectives : HT042 is a combination of three herbal extracts from the roots of Astragalus membranaceus , the stems of Eleutherococcus senticosus and the roots of Phlomis umbrosa, which has been demonstrated to increase longitudinal bone growth rate. The aim of this study was to assess the safety of HT042 after repeated oral administration.
Methods : A 14-day repeated oral dose toxicity study was conducted using male and female Sprague-Dawley rats. HT042 was administered orally at repeated doses of 500, 1,000 and 2,000 ㎎/㎏/day for 14 days. Clinical signs and mortality were observed daily, whereas body weight and food consumption were recorded weekly throughout the experiment. At the end of the study, blood was taken from the posterior vena cava for hematology and serum biochemistry. All organs of the body surface, subcutis, head, thoracic cavity, and abdominal cavity were observed grossly. Then, the internal organs were removed and weighed.
Results : No death occurred and no significant changes in clinical sign, body weight, food consumption and serum biochemistry parameters were observed in male and female rats over the study period. Although there were some alterations in hematologic and necropsy findings, and organ weights, these changes were not considered toxicologically significant.
Conclusions : These results suggest that the 14-day repeated administration of HT042 does not produce any significant oral toxicity at doses of up to 2,000 ㎎/㎏/day in male and female rats under the present experimental conditions.
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KEYWORD
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HT042, Astragalus membranaceus, Eleutherococcus senticosus, Phlomis umbrosa, toxicity
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