title: In vivo toxicity study of Lantana camara.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the toxicity of methanol extract of various parts (Root, Stem, Leaf, Flower and Fruit) of Lantana camara (L. Camara) in Artemia salina.
  
  
  METHODS
  The methanol extracts of L. camara were tested for in vivo brine shrimp lethality assay.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the tested extract exhibited very low toxicity on brine shrimp larva. The results showed that the root extract was the most toxic part of L. camara and may have potential as anticancer agent.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Methanolic extract of L. camara is relatively safe on short-term exposure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, AIMST University, Jalan Bedong-Semeling, Batu 3 1/2, Bukit Air Nasi, Bedong 08100, Kedah, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Badakhshan Mahdi
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Pour
authors.forename: Sreenivasan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasidharan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001156:Artemia / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D032410:Lantana / Q000737:chemistry*; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D035261:Plant Components, Aerial / Q000737:chemistry; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000633:toxicity*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts
keywords: Artemia salina; Lantana camara; Toxicity