Organ Daily dosage of Polysaccharide in mg/kg body weight (n=3/group)* 0 500 1000 1500 Brain 0.766± 0.013 0.799± 0.042 0.770± 0.033 0.852± 0.063 Pituitary 0.002± 0.0002 0.003± 0.0004 0.003± 0.0003 0.002± 0.0006 Heart 0.366± 0.011 0.383± 0.025 0.366± 0.042 0.384± 0.025 Liver 4.539± 0.201 4.235± 0.321 4.252± 0.143 4.385± 0.221 Thymus 0.218± 0.037 0.238± 0.031 0.222± 0.027 0.220± 0.046 Kidney(left) 0.349± 0.057 0.366± 0.039 0.356± 0.042 0.362± 0.028 Kidney (right) 0.416± 0.041 0.421± 0.035 0.413± 0.040 0.430± 0.017 Spleen 0.247± 0.047 0.254± 0.026 0.231± 0.022 0.252± 0.028

*Values are mean ± S.D

Table 9: Relative organ weights of rats treated with polysaccharide (Relative organ weight: (absolute organ weight × 100%) / body weight of mice on the day of sacrifice).