Research Article

Influence of the Alcohol Present in a Phytotherapic Tincture on Male Rat Lipid Profiles and Renal Function

Table 1

Effects of the indicated treatments on organ weight ratios in male rats.

TreatmentGroupBrainHeartLiverLungKidney

10 daysControl0.667 ± 0.0160.402 ± 0.0123.41 ± 0.0390.516 ± 0.0200.845 ± 0.031
EP0.622 ± 0.0150.371 ± 0.0143.28 ± 0.1630.545 ± 0.0350.730 ± 0.019
Alcohol0.652 ± 0.0120.398 ± 0.0233.37 ± 0.0150.523 ± 0.030.746 ± 0.018

15 daysControl0.581 ± 0.0350.433 ± 0.0513.11 ± 0.1180.565 ± 0.0260.821 ± 0.027
EP0.634 ± 0.0270.392 ± 0.0183.45 ± 0.1190.546 ± 0.0210.908 ± 0.026
Alcohol0.672 ± 0.0240.421 ± 0.0213.61 ± 0.0540.579 ± 0.0260.916 ± 0.036

30 daysControl0.552 ± 0.0060.370 ± 0.0073.03 ± 0.1430.576 ± 0.0170.726 ± 0.031
EP0.554 ± 0.0140.372 ± 0.0242.99 ± 0.0740.580 ± 0.0190.772 ± 0.012
Alcohol0.736 ± 0.0150.378 ± 0.0123.06 ± 0.0620.579 ± 0.0330.730 ± 0.015

EP, Específico-Pessôa phytotherapic tincture. Values represent the mean ± SEM of 5 animals.