Safety Evaluation of Asparagus Extract

Abstract

Purpose: To test the safety of asparagus extract as a kind of health food. Method: We obtained toxicology results through acute toxicity test, micronucleus test of bone marrow cell, sperm shape abnormality test and thirty days feeding tests. Result: The MTD value of acute oral toxicity test in mice was more than 20 g/kg bw. The micronucleus tests of bone marrow polychromatic erythrocytes and