Research Article

Safety Evaluation of the Polyherbal Formulation NawaTab: Acute and Subacute Oral Toxicity Studies in Rats

Table 4

Relative organ weight (g/100 g BW) of NawaTab-treated rats in the subacute toxicity study.

ParametersControlNawaTab (mg/kg BW)
2505001000

Males
Thymus gland0.20 ± 0.020.20 ± 0.020.18 ± 0.020.20 ± 0.02
Heart0.30 ± 0.010.30 ± 0.000.31 ± 0.010.30 ± 0.00
Lung0.38 ± 0.010.41 ± 0.010.41 ± 0.010.40 ± 0.01
Liver3.41 ± 0.033.50 ± 0.113.50 ± 0.093.35 ± 0.10
Kidney0.78 ± 0.020.80 ± 0.010.80 ± 0.010.79 ± 0.03
Spleen0.21 ± 0.010.20 ± 0.010.20 ± 0.030.23 ± 0.01
Testis1.03 ± 0.021.07 ± 0.031.13 ± 0.031.10 ± 0.03
Prostate gland0.23 ± 0.010.21 ± 0.010.21 ± 0.010.21 ± 0.02
Epididymis0.21 ± 0.020.22 ± 0.010.24 ± 0.000.24 ± 0.01
Vas deferens0.05 ± 0.000.05 ± 0.000.05 ± 0.000.05 ± 0.00

Females
Thymus gland0.21 ± 0.010.22 ± 0.010.21 ± 0.010.22 ± 0.02
Heart0.31 ± 0.010.32 ± 0.000.32 ± 0.010.32 ± 0.01
Lung0.45 ± 0.010.46 ± 0.020.50 ± 0.050.43 ± 0.01
Liver3.49 ± 0.073.66 ± 0.143.45 ± 0.073.64 ± 0.06
Kidney0.83 ± 0.020.83 ± 0.040.83 ± 0.020.80 ± 0.02
Spleen0.23 ± 0.010.24 ± 0.010.25 ± 0.010.23 ± 0.01
Ovary0.06 ± 0.000.07 ± 0.010.07 ± 0.000.06 ± 0.00
Uterus0.23 ± 0.040.22 ± 0.010.30 ± 0.050.30 ± 0.06

Data are expressed as the mean ± S.E.M., n = 5 animals/sex/group.