Research Article

Repeated-Doses Toxicity Study of the Essential Oil of Hyptis martiusii Benth. (Lamiaceae) in Swiss Mice

Table 4

Effect of the essential oil of Hyptis martiusii (EOHM, 100 and 500 mg/kg, p.o.) on absolute (g) and relative organ weight (g/10 g of animal body weight) in male and female Swiss mice treated orally for 30 days.

ParameterControlEOHM 100 mg/kgEOHM 500 mg/kg
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale

Heart (g)
(g/10 g)
Lung (g)
(g/10 g)
Liver (g)
(g/10 g)
Kidney (g)
(g/10 g)
Adrenal (g)
(g/10 g)
Spleen (g)
(g/10 g)
Stomach (g)
(g/10 g)
Intestine (g)
(g/10 g)
Pancreas (g)
(g/10 g)
Brain (g)
(g/10 g)
Testicle (g)
(g/10 g)
Prostate (g)
(g/10 g)000
Uterus (g)
(g/10 g)
Ovary (g)
(g/10 g)

Values represent the mean ± SEM ( /group). *Statistically different from the control group (ANOVA followed by Dunnett's test, ).