Abstract
Ethnopharmacological relevanceDolichos falcatus Klein (DF), a Chinese Dai ethnic medicine popularly known as “Tuoyeteng” in Yunnan province of China, has been widely used in China to treat fracture, rheumatoid arthritis and soft tissue injuries for a long time. Our previous study showed that saponins in DF (DFS) ameliorated the gouty arthritis induced by MSU crystals in vivo and in vitro. The present study was carried out to evaluate the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) of DFS. Materials and methodsSprague-Dawley rats (10/sex/group) were gavaged with DFS at dose level of 0, 50, 100 and 200mg/kg body weight /day for 90-days. ResultsDFS administration did not result in mortality or show treatment-related changes in clinical signs of toxicity, body weights gain or feed consumption. Similarly, in addition to slightly hemolytic anemia and gastrointestinal tract lesion in males of high-dose treatment group, no toxicologically significant treatment-related changes in hematological, clinical chemistry, urine analysis parameters, organ weights, and macroscopic and microscopic abnormalities were noted during the testing period. ConclusionThe results of subchronic toxicity study support the NOAEL for DFS as 200mg/kg/d in females and as 100mg/kg/d in males. These results provide an important reference for further DFS-related clinical trials or new drug exploration.
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