Treatment Percent organ to body weight (g) Liver Brain Kidney Lungs Spleen Heart Testes Control Oral 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 Acacia niloticaOral 7.93 ± 1.11 3.30 ± 0.61 1.89 ± 0.18 1.85 ± 0.44 1.14 ± 0.21 0.56 ± 0.15 0.77 ± 0.22 Control IP 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 Acacia niloticaIP 4.75 ± 0.48 1.94 ± 0.36 1.19 ± 0.16 1.10 ± 0.24 0.54 ± 0.08 0.32 ± 0.04 0.59 ± 0.06*

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 experiment group is compared to its relevant control group by T-test.

Table 3: The effects of oral and intraperitoneal administration of aqueous stem bark extracts of Acacia nilotica at 1g/kg body weight in mice for one month on the percent organ to body weight.