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.

OrganControlG. pedunculata treatment group
250 mg/kg500 mg/kg1000 mg/kg

Heart0.280 ± 0.010.283 ± 0.040.299 ± 0.020.261 ± 0.01
Kidney0.589 ± 0.030.617 ± 0.140.663 ± 0.070.623 ± 0.03
Lung0.548 ± 0.080.527 ± 0.110.596 ± 0.100.547 ± 0.02
Liver3.060 ± 0.293.110 ± 0.543.080 ± 0.243.073 ± 0.28
Spleen0.352 ± 0.050.344 ± 0.030.355 ± 0.050.353 ± 0.03
Caecum0.352 ± 0.050.367 ± 0.030.357 ± 0.050.366 ± 0.06
Pancreas0.165 ± 0.030.174 ± 0.030.140 ± 0.050.189 ± 0.01
Brain0.811 ± 0.080.780 ± 0.010.791 ± 0.040.787 ± 0.08
Testes0.072 ± 0.010.076 ± 0.010.079 ± 0.010.073 ± 0.01
Thymus0.183 ± 0.010.204 ± 0.010.178 ± 0.020.133 ± 0.05
Caput0.356 ± 0.090.371 ± 0.200.357 ± 0.120.344 ± 0.12
CPG0.131 ± 0.010.137 ± 0.010.136 ± 0.010.137 ± 0.03
Stomach0.620 ± 0.130.642 ± 0.040.625 ± 0.080.622 ± 0.09
Ovary0.065 ± 0.020.070 ± 0.010.084 ± 0.000.063 ± 0.01
FT0.263 ± 0.000.257 ± 0.050.252 ± 0.010.262 ± 0.03

Results are expressed as the mean ± SD .
Here, CPG: Cowper’s gland; FT: Fallopian tubes.