From: Acute and sub-acute oral toxicity of Dracaena cinnabari resin methanol extract in rats
A | Acute oral toxicity | |||||
 | Sex | Control | DC 300 mg/kg | DC 2000 mg/kg |  | P value |
 0 day (g) | F (n = 3) | 235.33 ± 5.03 | 250.00 ± 8.54 | 249.67 ± 9.61 |  | |
 Week 1 (%) | F (n = 3) | 5.82 ± 1.44 | 4.92 ± 1.62 | 4.15 ± 0.37 |  | 0.340 |
 Week 2 (%) | F (n = 3) | 8.65 ± 1.96 | 8.53 ± 1.59 | 7.37 ± 1.17 |  | 0.586 |
B | Sub-acute oral toxicity | Â | ||||
 | Sex | Control | DC 500 mg/kg | DC 1000 mg/kg | DC 1500 mg | P value |
 0 day (g) | M (n = 5) | 232.00 ± 4.70 | 223.40 ± 5.22 | 226.40 ± 5.13 | 229.80 ± 3.96 | |
F (n = 5) | 247.20 ± 6.14 | 233.40 ± 2.70 | 228.60 ± 8.02 | 232.20 ± 2.56 | ||
 Week 1 (%) | M (n = 5) | 8.28 ± 0.91 | 8.56 ± 0.79 | 8.11 ± 1.15 | 8.61 ± 1.28 | 0.853 |
F (n = 5) | 5.03 ± 2.44 | 4.71 ± 1.09 | 5.44 ± 1.71 | 5.50 ± 2.21 | 0.907 | |
 Week 2 (%) | M (n = 5) | 16.73 ± 1.03 | 16.37 ± 1.19 | 16.78 ± 0.83 | 16.09 ± 1.87 | 0.811 |
F (n = 5) | 7.53 ± 3.21 | 7.62 ± 2.09 | 7.27 ± 2.59 | 8.49 ± 2.30 | 0.889 | |
 Week 3 (%) | M (n = 5) | 24.25 ± 2.13 | 24.17 ± 1.09 | 23.69 ± 1.64 | 23.48 ± 2.00 | 0.881 |
F (n = 5) | 11.42 ± 2.77 | 10.44 ± 2.82 | 10.55 ± 2.64 | 12.30 ± 3.20 | .0715 | |
 Week 4 (%) | M (n = 5) | 29.34 ± 2.70 | 28.55 ± 1.60 | 29.71 ± 2.08 | 29.75 ± 4.94 | 0.920 |
F (n = 5) | 13.83 ± 2.76 | 13.18 ± 2.24 | 13.36 ± 3.05 | 15.23 ± 2.94 | 0.649 |