<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Amruth Kiran</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Praveen Kumar S E</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tatiyana Mandal</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">K Ganesh Shenoy</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vasudev R Pai</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Swati Sharma</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Arul Amuthan</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Acute Toxicity Study of the Crude Aqueous Extract of Tribulus terrestris Dried Fruit with Potential Diuretic Effect</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">acute toxicity study</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">crude aqueous extract</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Indian traditional medicine</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Siddha system of medicine</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tribulus terrestris</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Wistar Rats</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2025</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">September 2025</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">17</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">566-576</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Tribulus terrestris&lt;/em&gt; is an important medicinal plant used in Indian traditional medicine, the crude aqueous extract of the plant is primarily used to induce diuresis for treating cardiovascular diseases and managing renal stones, etc... The safe dose and adverse effect profile of the extract was not explored adequately in preclinical studies. Hence, the present study was undertaken. &lt;strong&gt;Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; The acute toxicity was assessed based on the OECD guideline number 425: Acute Oral Toxicity – Up-and-Down-Procedure. A total of 11 animals were used in the study. Initially, one animal was administered with a dosage of 2000 mg/kg; and as the animal survived, four more animals were dosed and were observed for survival and other possible adverse drug reactions. The animals' body weight was measured before experimenting and at the end of the study. Biochemical and haematological examinations were done on normal control and test groups. Animals from the test group were sacrificed, and histopathological examinations of the vital organs were carried out. &lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;No signs of toxicity or changes in the behaviour were observed in the treatment group. As all the animals survived, it was decided that the LD&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt; was greater than 2000 mg/kg. However, the changes observed with platelets, total cholesterol and LDL were within the normal limits. Histological examination of the vital organs did not reveal any changes in the architecture of the organs. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; Our study demonstrated that the crude aqueous extract of Tribulus terrestris dried fruit does not cause toxicity under the 2000 mg/kg dose limit.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">566</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Amruth Kiran&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Praveen Kumar S E&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Tatiyana Mandal&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, K Ganesh Shenoy&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Vasudev R Pai&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, Swati Sharma&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;, Arul Amuthan&lt;sup&gt;1,5,*&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Division of Pharmacology, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmacology, Manipal Tata Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, INDIA&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmacognosy, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, INDIA&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, INDIA&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt;Division of Siddha, Centre for Integrative Medicine and Research (CIMR), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India&lt;/p&gt;
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