Table 5.
Anticonvulsant Effect of Isolated Steviosides
| MES testa | Neurotoxicityb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug | Doses (mg/kg) | 0.5 h | 4 h | 0.5 h | 4 h |
| Rebaudioside A | 30 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/2 |
| 100 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0/4 | 0/4 | |
| Stevioside | 30 | 0/2 | 3/4 | 0/2 | 0/4 |
| 100 | 3/4 | 1/4 | 0/4 | 0/4 | |
aNumber of protected animals/number of tested animals.
bNumber of animals presenting motor impairment/number of tested animals.