Oral toxicity of elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) tuber in mice

• Main Authors: Yadu Nandan Dey (Author), Manish M. Wanjari (Author), Dharmendra Kumar (Author), Vinay Lomash (Author), Sudesh N. Gaidhani (Author), Ankush D. Jadhav (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: GarVal Editorial Ltda., 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: Amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber is an important constituent of Ayurvedic system of medicine. The tuber of this plant has high medicinal value and is consumed as a food. It is associated with acridity (itchy sensation in mouth and throat) upon oral consumption and presence of high oxalate...