Despite the clinical and histopathological knowledge about Senna occidentalis (Cassia occidentalis) intoxication, little is known about the effects of this plant when eaten during the perinatal period. This chapter presents a study aiming to (i) evaluate some behavioural changes in the development...

This chapter presents the results of a study conducted to evaluate the behavioural effects on dams and kids of prenatal ingestion of Ipomoea carnea. Animals were randomly divided into two treatment groups, controls (n=5) and treatment (n=9; 10 g I. carnea fresh plant material/kg body weight)....

Leaves of S. malacoxylon were air-dried, powdered and incorporated into a rat diet at the following concentrations: 0.1, 0.2, 0.5 and 1.0%. The mixture (leaves plus the ingredients of the rat diet) was homogenized and pelleted. A total of 50 pregnant Wistar rats were equally divided into 5 groups;...