N. Khaisombat's scientific contributions

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Curcuma aeruginosa (C. aeruginosa) Roxb. (Zingiberaceae) is known in Thai as Waan-Ma-Haa-Mek. The rhizomes of this plant have been used as a component of Thai herbal medicinal recipes used for decreasing dysmenorrhea. In the present study, the analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory actions of this plant were investigated in experimental anima...

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... Therefore, the influence of the extracts on the gastric fundus strip seems to be dependent on basal tone. Acute toxicity tests of CA rhizome extracts in mice have been reported; the LD50 value for orally administered chloroform and methanol extracts was 3.03 g/kg, whereas that for the water extract exceeded 10 g/kg [33]. Consequently, according to the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) classification, chloroform and methanol extracts may pose a slight hazard, but the water extract is unlikely to present an acute hazard. ...