Acute toxicity by gardenia yellow color was studied in rats. Oral administration of the colorant at doses of 800 mg/kg up to 5000 mg/kg caused diarrhea and increases in serum alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase activities in a dose-dependent manner. After 24 h of oral treatment
Two rural settled Fulani villages in northeast Nigeria were surveyed for dietary practices and use of edible wild plants (n = 100 adult subjects). Dietary patterns and medical data were obtained for children under 5, pregnant and lactating women and the elderly. A diversified diet was maintained at
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