Research Article

Safety Evaluation of a New Traditional Chinese Medical Formula, Ciji-Hua’ai-Baosheng II Formula, in Adult Rodent Models

Table 9

ROW indices (g/g) of rats treated with CHB-II-F after 2 weeks of recovery period in the sub-chronic toxicity test.

OrganDose (g/kg)
Control26.2013.106.55

Male
Brain0.54±0.040.52±0.030.56±0.030.50±0.004
Heart0.30±0.040.34±0.020.33±0.020.32±0.03
Liver3.13±0.702.83±0.302.88±0.202.94±0.22
Spleen0.23±0.050.19±0.060.21±0.060.20±0.03
Lung0.61±0.150.62±0.120.55±0.240.54±0.19
Kidney0.68±0.070.70±0.130.65±0.130.66±0.06
Thymus0.12±0.020.13±0.010.11±0.040.11±0.04
Adrenal glands0.02±0.010.03±0.010.02±0.020.02±0.00
Testes0.96±0.120.92±0.111.03±0.120.93±0.09
Epididymis0.30±0.090.29±0.060.35±0.040.33±0.05
bladder0.04±0.010.03±0.010.04±0.010.03±0.00
Female
Brain0.78±0.040.76±0.130.73±0.080.73±0.16
Heart0.35±0.030.33±0.030.33±0.020.32±0.02
Liver2.85±0.152.90±0.242.78±0.262.91±0.26
Spleen0.23±0.050.23±0.050.21±0.040.23±0.03
Lung0.75±0.090.62±0.600.69±0.070.76±0.23
Kidney0.73±0.190.60±0.170.64±0.020.63±0.14
Thymus0.13±0.020.14±0.040.15±0.030.15±0.03
Adrenal glands0.04±0.040.04±0.040.04±0.050.02±0.01
Uterus0.27±0.090.25±0.060.28±0.090.33±0.10
Ovary0.06±0.010.06±0.010.05±0.020.07±0.01
bladder0.04±0.130.04±0.010.04±0.010.04±0.05

Note: Data were presented as the mean ±SD from 6 rats. No statistically significant differences were found (P > 0.05).