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Table 13 Effect of berberine hydrochloride on organ indexes in ICR mice by mKM

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

Dosage (mg/kg)

Heart (%)

Liver (%)

Spleen (%)

Lung (%)

Kidney (%)

0

0.466 ± 0.002

4.800 ± 0.373

0.387 ± 0.079

0.588 ± 0.057

1.282 ± 0.140

703

0.463 ± 0.018

5.010 ± 0.558

0.406 ± 0.092

0.553 ± 0.069

1.227 ± 0.203

1406

0.429 ± 0.028

4.740 ± 0.295

0.422 ± 0.063

0.645 ± 0.097

1.162 ± 0.100

2812

0.454 ± 0.017

4.453 ± 0.242

0.398 ± 0.075

0.667 ± 0.031

1.198 ± 0.131

5628

0.473 ± 0.046

4.575 ± 0.173

0.394 ± 0.042

0.625 ± 0.024

1.320 ± 0.073

11,250

0.442 ± 0.053

5.877 ± 0.309**

0.288 ± 0.065**

0.697 ± 0.090**

1.249 ± 0.110

  1. Note: *P < 0.05 vs Normal, **P < 0.01 vs Normal