Open AccessAcute and sub-chronic oral toxicity study of black tea in rodents
Author(s) -
Tapas Kumar Sur,
Suparna Chatterjee,
Alok Kumar Hazra,
Richeek Pradhan,
Saheli Chowdhury
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.153423
Subject(s) - toxicity , camellia sinensis , chronic toxicity , black tea , oral administration , medicine , physiology , pharmacology , toxicology , chemistry , food science , biology , botany
Systematic oral toxicity study for black tea (Camellia sinensis), the most commonly consumed variety of tea, is lacking. The present study was undertaken to assess the iron load on black tea (Camellia sinensis) and its safety aspects in animals.