Research Article

Comparative Physicochemical Screening and Toxicology of Hydroethanol Extracts of the Parts of Pterocarpus santalinoides l’Hér. ex DC. (Fabaceae) in Wistar Rats

Table 3

Mean organ weight of rats after 28-day treatment with hydroethanolic leaf, bark of trunk, and bark of root of P. santalinoides.

PartsMean relative weight of the parts (g ± SEM)
ControlLeaves extractBark of trunk extractBark of root extract
(Normal saline)500 mg/kg1000 mg/kg500 mg/kg1000 mg/kg500 mg/kg1000 mg/kg

Heart0,340 ± 0,010,352 ± 0,010,296 ± 0,020,376 ± 0,020,338 ± 0,010,36 ± 0,010,33 ± 0,01
Liver3,068 ± 0,233,008 ± 0,122,606 ± 0,23,728 ± 0,373,776 ± 0,122,82 ± 0,112,56 ± 0,08
Kidney0,298 ± 0,000,334 ± 0,010,278 ± 0,010,390 ± 0,040,470 ± 0,050,29 ± 0,000,31 ± 0,01
Lung0,650 ± 0,030,732 ± 0,060,582 ± 0,040,848 ± 0,10,883 ± 0,050,58 ± 0,020,64 ± 0,02

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 5); , , and ; control group versus extract.