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 investigate the abortifacient effect of L. acutangula tea in rats. Eleven pregnant Wistar female rats were used for the experiment. On the 15th day of gestation, 6 rats were dosed by gavage with the infusion of L. acutangula at 10 ml/kg body ...

This chapter (i) describes spontaneous cases of poisoning by Aspidosperma pyrifolium; (ii) characterizes the toxicity of this plant in rats; and (iii) investigates the cytotoxicity by in vitro tests. Naturally occurring cases of poisoning were observed on 6 farms in the region of the cities of...

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)....

Studies were conducted to investigate the reproductive alterations of Chenopodium ambrosioides aqueous extract in rats. Ten female 90-day-old Wistar rats were randomly distributed into control and experimental groups. The experimental group received the aqueous extract (100 mg/kg) by gavage from...