28-Day Oral Chronic Toxicity Study of Arctigenin in Rats

• Main Authors: Yu-jun Tan (Author), Yu-shan Ren (Author), Lei Gao (Author), Lan-fang Li (Author), Li-juan Cui (Author), Bin Li (Author), Xin Li (Author), Jian Yang (Author), Ming-zhi Wang (Author), Yuan-yuan Lv (Author), Xiao-li Xu (Author), Jing-chun Yao (Author), Zhong Liu (Author), Gui-min Zhang (Author), Jie Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Arctium lappa (burdock) is the most popular daily edible vegetable in China and Japan because of its general health tonic effects. Previous studies focused on the beneficial role of Arctigenin but neglected its potential side-effects and toxicities. In the present study, the sub-chronic toxicity pro...