Journal of
Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences

  • Abbreviation: J. Toxicol. Environ. Health Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9820
  • DOI: 10.5897/JTEHS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 218

Full Length Research Paper

Safety assessment of Cymbopogon shoenanthus (L.) Spreng. (Poaceae) essential oils: Oral toxicity, dermal and eye irritancy investigations

Sylvain Ilboudo
  • Sylvain Ilboudo
  • Département Médecine, Pharmacopée Traditionnelles et Pharmacie, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (MEPHATRA-PH/IRSS/CNRST), 03 BP 7192 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Geoffroy G. Ouédraogo
  • Geoffroy G. Ouédraogo
  • Département Médecine, Pharmacopée Traditionnelles et Pharmacie, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (MEPHATRA-PH/IRSS/CNRST), 03 BP 7192 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Ignace Sawadogo
  • Ignace Sawadogo
  • Département Substances Naturelles, Institut de Recherche en Sciences Appliquées et Technologies (DSN/IRSAT/CNRST), 03 BP 7047 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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Lazare Belemnaba
  • Lazare Belemnaba
  • Département Médecine, Pharmacopée Traditionnelles et Pharmacie, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (MEPHATRA-PH/IRSS/CNRST), 03 BP 7192 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Sylvin Ouédraogo
  • Sylvin Ouédraogo
  • Département Médecine, Pharmacopée Traditionnelles et Pharmacie, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (MEPHATRA-PH/IRSS/CNRST), 03 BP 7192 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Roger Ch. H. Nébié
  • Roger Ch. H. Nébié
  • Département Substances Naturelles, Institut de Recherche en Sciences Appliquées et Technologies (DSN/IRSAT/CNRST), 03 BP 7047 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso.
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  •  Received: 13 August 2019
  •  Accepted: 02 October 2019
  •  Published: 31 October 2019

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