Acute and Subchronic Toxicity Studies on the Aqueous Extract of the Plant Mixture (Bidens pilosa and Cymbopogon citratus Aerial Parts) in Rat Model

Table 3

Effects of the plant mixture aqueous extract on the relative weight of the organs of males.

Organs		TN	TSAT	BC 200	BC 400	BC 800	SAT
Relative weight (%)	Liver	3.01 ± 0.11	2.87 ± 0.08	2.70 ± 0.16	2.83 ± 0.12	2.69 ± 0.06	2.64 ± 0.08
	Kidneys	0.53 ± 0.03	0.50 ± 0.01	0.57 ± 0.03	0.55 ± 0.01	0.54 ± 0.03	0.51 ± 0.02
	Heart	0.29 ± 0.01	0.29 ± 0.02	0.30 ± 0.01	0.31 ± 0.01	0.30 ± 0.02	0.28 ± 0.02
	Lungs	0.63 ± 0.09	0.54 ± 0.04	0.63 ± 0.05	0.60 ± 0.06	0.59 ± 0.05	0.58 ± 0.05
	Brain	0.66 ± 0.04	0.65 ± 0.01	0.71 ± 0.02	0.71 ± 0.02	0.72 ± 0.01	0.68 ± 0.03
	Spleen	0.42 ± 0.02	0.32 ± 0.01	0.35 ± 0.02	0.37 ± 0.01	0.38 ± 0.05	0.36 ± 0.02

Each value represents the mean ± SEM. n = 5. TN: normal rats receiving distilled water (10 mL/kg); TSAT: normal satellite observed 14 more days after stopping every treatment; BC 200, BC 400, and BC 800: animals receiving the aqueous extract of the mixture of B. pilosa and C. citratus at the respective doses of 200, 400, and 800 mg/kg; SAT: satellite extract at the dose of 800 mg/kg observed 14 days after stopping every treatment.