Research Article

Acute and Subchronic Toxicological Study of the Cocktail Extract from Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb, Phyllanthus niruri L. and Morinda citrifolia L.

Table 1

The body weight and relative organ weights of mice treated orally with CECPM for 14 days.

ParametersGroups
ControlCECPM (313 mg/kg·bw)CECPM (625 mg/kg·bw)CECPM (1250 mg/kg·bw)CECPM (2500 mg/kg·bw)CECPM (5000 mg/kg·bw)

Body weight
 Initial weight (g)36.68 ± 2.4733.08 ± 3.5136.04 ± 3.0535.82 ± 3.7236.24 ± 1.4034.52 ± 2.89
 Final weight (g)38.90 ± 2.2836.36 ± 3.1738.76 ± 6.0538.82 ± 4.0139.80 ± 1.0737.88 ± 2.61
 Body weight gain (g)2.22 ± 0.403.28 ± 4.462.72 ± 3.893.00 ± 1.493.56 ± 0.593.32 ± 1.16
Organ weight
 Kidney (g)0.42 ± 0.030.43 ± 0.040.40 ± 0.040.44 ± 0.090.46 ± 0.020.43 ± 0.08
 Liver (g)2.06 ± 0.121.19 ± 0.191.92 ± 0.202.09 ± 0.232.04 ± 0.232.04 ± 0.23
 Spleen (g)0,16 ± 0.020.21 ± 0.030.20 ± 0.040.19 ± 0.050.23 ± 0.100.23 ± 0.10
 Heart (g)0.16 ± 0.020.16 ± 0.040.16 ± 0.030.16 ± 0.030.14 ± 0.010.14 ± 0.01
 Lung (g)0.23 ± 0.040.21 ± 0.050.22 ± 0.030.26 ± 0.070.26 ± 0.030.26 ± 0.03
Relative organ weight
 Kidney (%)1.07 ± 0.101.22 ± 0.131.03 ± 0.091.14 ± 0.161.14 ± 0.191.14 ± 0.19
 Liver (%)5.30 ± 0.295.38 ± 0.424.99 ± 0.355.38 ± 0.255.40 ± 0.535.40 ± 0.53
 Spleen (%)0.41 ± 0.070.60 ± 0.070.51 ± 0.100.48 ± 0.110.61 ± 0.290.61 ± 0.29
 Heart (%)0.40 ± 0.040.44 ± 0.600.42 ± 0.060.41 ± 0.060.38 ± 0.030.38 ± 0.03
 Lung (%)0.59 ± 0.110.60 ± 0.130.59 ± 0.120.65 ± 0.110.67 ± 0.050.67 ± 0.05

Data are expressed as means ± SD of five animals in each group.