Acute and repeated dose 26-week oral toxicity study of 20(S)-ginsenoside Rg3 in Kunming mice and Sprague–Dawley rats
Background: 20(S)-ginsenoside-Rg3 (C42H72O13), a natural triterpenoid saponin, is extracted from red ginseng. The increasing use of 20(S)-ginsenoside Rg3 has raised product safety concerns. Methods: In acute toxicity, 20(S)-ginsenoside Rg3 was singly and orally administrated to Kunming mice and Spra...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Ginseng Research |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1226845318301313 |