Research Article

A 90-Day Oral Toxicity of Hydroethanolic Root Extract of Carissa spinarum in Wistar Rats

Table 5

Effect of the hydroethanolic extract of Carissa spinarum root on MDA concentration.

OrgansHydroethanolic root extract of C. spinarum
Control500 mg/kg1000 mg/kg

Heart, nM MDA/mg protein0.65 ± 0.170.90 ± 0.201.08 ± 0.20
Liver, nM MDA/mg protein0.67 ± 0.050.52 ± 0.0590.61 ± 0.04
Kidney, nM MDA/mg protein1.19 ± 0.111.54 ± 0.141.47 ± 0.079

Each value is a mean ± SEM, n = 8.