Research Article

Acute Oral Toxicological Profile of Croton membranaceus Mull. Arg. Aqueous Stem Extract, a Herbal Treatment for Benign Prostate Hyperplasia, in Male Sprague–Dawley Rats

Table 3

Effect of single-dose administration of CMASE (1000, 2500, and 5000 mg/kg) on organ weights of male S-D rats on the 14th day.

OrganControlLow doseMedian doseHigh dose values

Kidney (g)1.20 ± 0.081.24 ± 0.061.04 ± 0.081.16 ± 0.070.97
Liver (g)6.73 ± 0.196.87 ± 0.406.67 ± 0.217.00 ± 0.520.91
Heart (g)0.62 ± 0.020.64 ± 0.040.56 ± 0.030.60 ± 0.050.52

Data are presented as mean ± SEM. n = 5. There were no significant differences between treatment groups and control group using one-way ANOVA ().