Preliminary Acute And Subacute Toxicity Study of Some Homoeopathic Drugs

Abstract

13 homoeopathic drugs were studied for their preliminary acute and subacute untowards and toxic effects in 181 albino mice. Of 13 homoeopathic drugs, Calitropis gigantea and Acidum formicum (1:9 dilutions) were found to be quite toxic leading to death of all mice. On the other hand, Solanum xanthocarpum drug prepared by percolation technique had protective effect against alcohol lethality. Cannabis indica, Cannabis sativa, Azadirachta indica and Cassia fistula had tranquilizing effect of varying degree whereas Aegle folia, Hydrocotyle asiatica, Ficus religiosa, Tylophora indica, Thymol (3X) and Cuprum oxydatum nigrum had no observable effects on mice in the doses employed. It is suggested that cure may be exercised in prescribing homoeopathic drugs in low potencies particularly in infants and in children and Solanum xanthocarpum drug may be taken up for its proving for its protective effect against alcoholic toxicity by clincians.