cryptostegia grandiflora/atrophy

Two young (< 2 years old) elephants (Loxodonta africana) died suddenly and simultaneously at Ongava Game Reserve bordering on the Etosha National Park, Namibia. Both elephants showed lung congestion, epi- and endocardial haemorrhages and hyperaemic areas in the mucosa of the stomach and small

Here, we aimed to determine the toxicity of Cryptostegia venusta in goats and rats. We orally administered a single 60 g dose of shredded C. venusta leaves per kilogram of body weight to three goats. The animals were necropsied after death, and tissue sections were collected and routinely processed