Antihypertensive Effects of Aqueous Extract of Ricinodendron heudelotii (Baill.) Pierre (Euphorbiaceae) in Wistar Rat

Table 3

Effect of the aqueous extract of R. heudelotii on relative organ weight in salt-induced hypertensive rats.

Relative organ weight (g/100 g of body weight)
	Doses (mg/kg)	Liver	Kidneys	Heart	Aorta
Control	–	2.97 ± 0.06	0.60 ± 0.02	0.32 ± 0.01	0.10 ± 0.01
Salt	–	3.49 ± 0.04^c	0.75 ± 0.02^c	0.39 ± 0.01^b	0.14 ± 0.11^a
Salt + R. heudelotii	40	3.34 ± 0.02^a	0.74 ± 0.03^b	0.34 ± 0.01	0.10 ± 0.18
Salt + R. heudelotii	20	3.26 ± 0.09	0.71 ± 0.02^a	0.33 ± 0.01	0.09 ± 0.18
Salt + R. heudelotii	6	3.03 ± 0.04	0.63 ± 0.01	0.33 ± 0.01	0.09 ± 0.18
Salt + amlodipine	10	3.40 ± 0.11^b	0.72 ± 0.03^a	0.38 ± 0.01^c	0.12 ± 0.13

All values are expressed as mean ± SEM from 5 rats. ^a, ^b, and ^c compared to control and , , and compared to hypertensive group. R. heudelotii, Ricinodendron heudelotii.