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Table 12 Lethality and signs of toxicity of mice administered with berberine hydrochloride by mKM

From: Improved up-and-down procedure for acute toxicity measurement with reliable LD50 verified by typical toxic alkaloids and modified Karber method

Group

n

Dosage (mg/kg)

Morality (p)

p2

Pathology

1

10

703

0.2

0.04

No visible alterations were found in other organs and tissues

2

10

1406

0.3

0.09

No visible alterations were found in other organs and tissues

3

10

2812

0.4

0.16

No visible alterations were found in other organs and tissues

4

10

5628

0.7

0.49

Lung were enlarged

5

10

11,250

0.9

0.81

Liver and lung were enlarged, and spleen was reduced