Research Article
Assessment of Toxicity and Beneficiary Effects of Garcinia pedunculata on the Hematological, Biochemical, and Histological Homeostasis in Rats
Table 1
Effects of G. pedunculata fruit extract on the relative organ weight.
| Organ | Control | G. pedunculata treatment group | 250 mg/kg | 500 mg/kg | 1000 mg/kg |
| Heart | 0.280 ± 0.01 | 0.283 ± 0.04 | 0.299 ± 0.02 | 0.261 ± 0.01 | Kidney | 0.589 ± 0.03 | 0.617 ± 0.14 | 0.663 ± 0.07 | 0.623 ± 0.03 | Lung | 0.548 ± 0.08 | 0.527 ± 0.11 | 0.596 ± 0.10 | 0.547 ± 0.02 | Liver | 3.060 ± 0.29 | 3.110 ± 0.54 | 3.080 ± 0.24 | 3.073 ± 0.28 | Spleen | 0.352 ± 0.05 | 0.344 ± 0.03 | 0.355 ± 0.05 | 0.353 ± 0.03 | Caecum | 0.352 ± 0.05 | 0.367 ± 0.03 | 0.357 ± 0.05 | 0.366 ± 0.06 | Pancreas | 0.165 ± 0.03 | 0.174 ± 0.03 | 0.140 ± 0.05 | 0.189 ± 0.01 | Brain | 0.811 ± 0.08 | 0.780 ± 0.01 | 0.791 ± 0.04 | 0.787 ± 0.08 | Testes | 0.072 ± 0.01 | 0.076 ± 0.01 | 0.079 ± 0.01 | 0.073 ± 0.01 | Thymus | 0.183 ± 0.01 | 0.204 ± 0.01 | 0.178 ± 0.02 | 0.133 ± 0.05 | Caput | 0.356 ± 0.09 | 0.371 ± 0.20 | 0.357 ± 0.12 | 0.344 ± 0.12 | CPG | 0.131 ± 0.01 | 0.137 ± 0.01 | 0.136 ± 0.01 | 0.137 ± 0.03 | Stomach | 0.620 ± 0.13 | 0.642 ± 0.04 | 0.625 ± 0.08 | 0.622 ± 0.09 | Ovary | 0.065 ± 0.02 | 0.070 ± 0.01 | 0.084 ± 0.00 | 0.063 ± 0.01 | FT | 0.263 ± 0.00 | 0.257 ± 0.05 | 0.252 ± 0.01 | 0.262 ± 0.03 |
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Results are expressed as the mean ± SD . Here, CPG: Cowper’s gland; FT: Fallopian tubes.
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