Table 4 Evaluation of acute eye irritation about the 10% EW of BE.

From: Anti-fungal activity of moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) leaf extract and its development into a botanical fungicide to control pepper phytophthora blight

No

Areas

Eyes without washing

Eyes were washed at 4 s

Eyes were washed at 30 s

Irritation response scores

1 h

24 h

48 h

72 h

4 d

7 d

1 h

24 h

48 h

72 h

1 h

24 h

48 h

72 h

T

CK

T

CK

T

CK

T

CK

T

CK

T

CK

T

CK

T

CK

T

CK

T

CK

T

CK

T

CK

T

CK

T

CK

1

Conjunctiva

8

0

10

0

10

0

8

0

6

0

0

0

6

0

4

0

2

0

0

0

8

0

6

0

4

0

0

0

Iris

0

0

0

0

5

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cornea

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Score

8

0

10

0

15

0

13

0

6

0

0

0

6

0

4

0

2

0

0

0

8

0

6

0

4

0

0

0

2

Conjunctiva

6

0

10

0

8

0

6

0

4

0

0

0

8

0

4

0

2

0

0

0

8

0

6

0

2

0

0

0

Iris

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cornea

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Score

6

0

10

0

8

0

6

0

4

0

0

0

8

0

4

0

2

0

0

0

8

0

6

0

2

0

0

0

3

Conjunctiva

6

0

10

0

10

0

6

0

6

0

0

0

6

0

4

0

2

0

0

0

6

0

6

0

2

0

0

0

Iris

0

0

0

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cornea

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Score

6

0

10

0

15

0

6

0

6

0

0

0

6

0

4

0

2

0

0

0

6

0

6

0

2

0

0

0

4

Conjunctiva

6

0

6

0

6

0

6

0

2

0

0

0

6

0

4

0

2

0

0

0

8

0

6

0

4

0

0

0

Iris

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Cornea

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Score

6

0

6

0

6

0

6

0

2

0

0

0

6

0

4

0

2

0

0

0

8

0

6

0

4

0

0

0

Total scores

26

0

36

0

44

0

31

0

18

0

0

0

26

0

16

0

6

0

0

0

30

0

24

0

12

0

0

0

Average irritation index

6.5

 

9.0

 

11.0

 

7.75

 

4.5

 

0.0

 

6.5

 

4.0

 

1.5

 

0.0

 

7.5

 

6.0

 

3.0

 

0.0

 

Results

I.A.O.I. = 11.0; M.I.O.I. = 4.5; Mild and moderate irritation

I.A.O.I. = 6.5; M.I.O.I. = 1.5; Mild irritation

I.A.O.I. = 7.5; M.I.O.I. = 3.0; Mild irritation

  1. Note: T was treatment in this table; I.A.O.I. = Acute index of eye irritation; M.I.O.I. = The mean index of eye irritation.