Research Article

Phytochemical Analysis, Antioxidant, Antistress, and Nootropic Activities of Aqueous and Methanolic Seed Extracts of Ladies Finger (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) in Mice

Table 2

Mean relative organ weights of mice ingested with 2000 mg/kg aqueous and methanolic seed extracts of A. esculentus. Each value is expressed as organ-to-body weight % ratio.

OrganControlAEME

Liver6.93 ± 0.346.22 ± 0.296.34 ± 0.25
Heart0.56 ± 0.050.46 ± 0.040.49 ± 0.05
Kidney1.66 ± 0.181.49 ± 0.131.50 ± 0.14
Lungs0.16 ± 0.090.15 ± 0.060.16 ± 0.03
Spleen0.38 ± 0.040.35 ± 0.030.36 ± 0.04
Brain1.98 ± 0.141.83 ± 0.111.89 ± 0.16