Therapeutic Effect of Saponin Rich Fraction of Achyranthes aspera Linn. on Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis in Sprague-Dawley Rats

Table 2

Effect of saponin rich (SR) fraction of Achyranthes aspera on immune organs in arthritic rats.

Treatment	Dose (mg/kg)	Thymus index	Spleen index
Control	—	0.44 ± 0.008	2.88 ± 0.046
FCA control	—	0.62 ± 0.017^#	3.80 ± 0.055^#
Indomethacin	1	0.48 ± 0.011	3.10 ± 0.089
SR fraction	50	0.56 ± 0.014	3.30 ± 0.083
	100	0.52 ± 0.009	3.14 ± 0.056

Values are presented as mean ± SEM, .
and compared with the FCA control group.
^# compared with vehicle control.