Resumen
Objetivo: Caracterizar el perfil químico y evaluar el potencial antioxidante y la toxicidad aguda de extractos acuosos de Inga vera obtenidos de hojas y corteza del tronco. Métodos: La caracterización fitoquímica involucró la cuantificación de fenólicos, taninos y flavonoides. El potencial antioxidante se determinó mediante el ensayo con DPPH. La toxicidad aguda se evaluó en ratas hembra a una dosis de 2000 mg kg⁻¹ por vía oral, monitoreando se los signos clínicos, el peso corporal y los pesos absolutos y relativos de los órganos durante 14 días. Resultados: Ambos extractos presentaron un elevado contenido de compuestos fenólicos y taninos, con un mayor contenido de flavonoides en el extracto de las hojas. Los extractos demostraron una actividad antioxidante relevante en el ensayo DPPH. En el ensayo de toxicidad aguda, no hubo mortalidad ni signos clínicos evidentes de toxicidad sistémica, aunque se observó una reducción en la ingesta hídrica en el grupo tratado con el extracto de la corteza. Conclusión: Los hallazgos de este estudio demuestran que bajo las condiciones experimentales evaluadas, los extractos acuosos de I. vera presentaron actividad antioxidante y ausencia de toxicidad aguda aparente, proporcionando evidencia preliminar de seguridad para el uso tradicional de estas preparaciones.
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