title: [Interaction of d-pseudoephedrine with water soluble extracts of Platycodi Radix on acute toxicity (author's transl)].
abstract: Effect of various combinations of Platycodi Radix water soluble extracts (Pla), 1-ephedrine (1-eph), d-pseudoephedrine (d-pseudo) and Ipecacuanhae Radix water soluble extracts (Ipe) on acute toxicity were examined in mice. Oral LD50 of Ipe, d-pseudo and 1-eph was 490 (415--578) mg/kg, 1550 (1360--1767) mg/kg and 1400 (1102--1778) mg/kg, respectively, while that of Pla was over 10 g. LD50 of Pla Ipe, d-pseudo and 1-eph given intraperitoneally was 1400 (1228--1596) mg/kg 235 (210--263) mg/kg, 245 (229--262) mg/kg and 300 (259--348) mg/kg, respectively. The ratio of the predicted LD50 value, which was calculated on the assumption that each component drug would be additively toxic when combined, to the observed LD50 value was used for comparison. The combination of d-pseudo with Pla gave a significantly greater LD50 value than the predicted LD50 value, while the combination of 1-eph with Pla showed a LD50 value which was not significantly different from Finney's additive model. A combination of d-pseudo with 1-eph and Ipe, and of 1-eph with Ipe showed a LD50 value which was not significantly different from that of the additive model.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004809:Ephedrine / Q000633:toxicity*; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000633:toxicity*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D010936:Plant Extracts; D004809:Ephedrine