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. 2022 Jun 2;9:843096. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.843096

Table 3.

Acute oral toxicity of essential oils in mice.

EOs Group Dose (mg/kg) Animals (numbers) Mortality Survival rate
LEO 1 1500.00 10 0.00 1.00
2 2040.00 10 0.10 0.90
3 2774.40 10 0.30 0.70
4 3773.20 10 0.60 0.40
5 5131.50 10 1.00 0.00
DEO 1 1,600.00 10 0.00 1.00
2 2240.00 10 0.20 0.80
3 3136.00 10 0.40 0.60
4 4390.00 10 0.80 0.20
5 6146.00 10 1.00 0.00

LEO, lemon essential oil; DEO, d-limonene essential oil.