Bhavanishankar, T. N. and Shantha, N. V. and Ramesh, H. P. and Indira Murthy, A. S. and Sreenivasa Murthy, V. (1980) Toxicity studies on turmeric (Curcuma longa): acute toxicity studies in rats, guineapigs and monkeys. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 18 (1). 73-75, 11 ref..
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Abstract
Acute toxicity studies conducted on different species of animals, including non-rodents, indicated that turmeric or its alcoholic extract was not toxic, even when consumed at the very high levels of 2.5 g/kg or 300 mg/kg body wt., resp.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | TOXICITY-; turmeric, toxicity animals testing of; SPICES- |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 01 Medical sciences > 17 Toxicology 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 30 Spices/Condiments > 07 Turmeric |
| Divisions: | Fermentation Technology and Bioengineering |
| Depositing User: | Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Nov 2014 12:17 |
| Last Modified: | 03 May 2018 11:32 |
| URI: | http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/6330 |
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