| Treatment |
Average weekly change in body weight (g) and percent organ to body weight () |
| Δweight/week |
Liver |
Brain |
Kidney |
Lungs |
Spleen |
Heart |
Testes |
| Control Oral |
1.705 ±0.522 |
7.27 ±1.12 |
2.74 ±0.27 |
1.78 ±0.24 |
1.79 ±0.21 |
1.12 ±0.32 |
0.53 ±0.09 |
0.93 ±0.16 |
| ZanhaafricanaOral |
0.340 ±0.495* |
7.83 ±1.36 |
2.65 ±0.92 |
1.87 ±0.11 |
2.28 ±0.92 |
1.05 ±0.41 |
0.62 ±0.08 |
0.92 ±0.12 |
| Control IP |
2.155 ±0.089 |
5.01 ±1.26 |
1.75 ±0.31 |
1.39 ±0.42 |
1.38 ±0.54 |
0.61 ±0.13 |
0.51 ±0.21 |
0.91 ±0.22 |
| ZanhaafricanaIP |
0.490 ±0.189* |
9.18 ±1.74* |
2.91 ±0.37* |
2.32 ±0.49* |
2.19 ±0.69 |
0.93 ±0.45 |
0.71 ±0.13 |
0.94 ±0.14 |
|
| Results are expressed as Mean ± Standard Deviation (SD) for five animals for each parameter; *p<0.05 is considered statistically significant when the mean of the extracttreated group is compared to its relevant control group by t-test. |
| Table 3: The effects of oral and intraperitoneal administration of aqueous leaf extract of Zanha africana at 1 g/kg body weight on body and organ weights in mice. |
