title: [Toxic studies on various processed products of Fructus Psoraleae].
abstract: Toxic studies on Fructus Psoraleae (FP) and its processed products are carried on. LD50 is 37.7 +/- 0.54 g crude drug/kg in oral administration of raw FP in comparison with 43.25 +/- 6.1/kg in that of Salt-bake one in mice. When 5.0 g/kg is given by oral for 14 days, the wet weight of testicles, preputial galnds, prostate and semianl vesicle is decreased in raw FP and its stir-bake tested groups. The wet weight of preputial glends, prostate, seminal vesicle in Lei Gong's Procession group, or prostate, and seminal vesicle in salt-steam group is also decreased to a certain extent. But no significant change on the weight of those sex organs is found in liquor-bake or salt-bake procession group, The glomerulal cell hyperplasia and cloudy swelling of renal tubules are induced by administration of raw FP in pathological examination.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hui
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000633:toxicity*; D005260:Female; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000187:drug effects*; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D010598:Pharmacognosy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D029907:Psoralea / Q000737:chemistry*; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal