Research Article

In Vivo and In Vitro Toxicity Profiles of Hexane Extract of Alpinia malaccensis Rhizome in Rat and Cell Line Models

Table 1

Organ weights (g) of female rats.

OrganWeight in gramsA. malaccensis extract (mg/kg)
Control3002000

Liver6.05 ± 0.40b6.09 ± 0.42b7.12 ± 0.18a
Left kidney0.56 ± 0.060.53 ± 0.010.67 ± 0.06
Right kidney0.57 ± 0.090.54 ± 0.380.66 ± 0.03
Lungs0.98 ± 0.081.00 ± 0.051.16 ± 0.05
Heart0.68 ± 0.040.68 ± 0.040.75 ± 0.04
Spleen0.44 ± 0.040.42 ± 0.020.50 ± 0.02

Data with different lower case letters are significantly different ().