Subchronic Study of a White Kidney Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) Extract with α-Amylase Inhibitory Activity

Table 6

Histopathology examination of rats treated with white kidney beans for 90 days.

Organ (histopathology changes)	Male		Female
	4 g/kg	Control	4 g/kg	Control
Liver (inflammatory cell infiltration in portal duct areas)	0	1	2	1
Liver (mild spotty necrosis of hepatocytes)	0	1	1	1
Liver (mild fatty degeneration of hepatocytes)	1	1	0	0
Kidney (cell infiltration in renal interstitium)	1	1	1	1

Note: values represent numbers of rats with histopathology changes in 10 rats of each group.