Table 3 Absolute and relative weight of major organs from SD rats orally treated with black ginseng extract for 28 days

 Liver

(g)

13.94 ± 0.85

13.03 ± 3.58

13.48 ± 2.53

14.06 ± 1.65

(g%)

3.47 ± 0.22

3.21 ± 0.91

3.45 ± 0.57

3.54 ± 0.41

 Spleen

(g)

0.94 ± 0.64

0.81 ± 0.11

0.72 ± 0.13

0.82 ± 0.12

(g%)

0.23 ± 0.16

0.20 ± 0.03

0.19 ± 0.03

0.21 ± 0.03

 Kidney (R)

(g)

1.46 ± 0.13

1.51 ± 0.19

1.41 ± 0.16

1.47 ± 0.11

(g%)

0.36 ± 0.03

0.37 ± 0.04

0.36 ± 0.03

0.37 ± 0.02

 Kidney (L)

(g)

1.42 ± 0.10

1.46 ± 0.17

1.43 ± 0.13

1.42 ± 0.12

(g%)

0.35 ± 0.02

0.36 ± 0.03

0.37 ± 0.02

0.36 ± 0.03

 Adrenal gl. (R)

(g)

0.024 ± 0.002

0.028 ± 0.006

0.026 ± 0.005

0.026 ± 0.004

(g%)

0.006 ± 0.001

0.007 ± 0.001

0.007 ± 0.001

0.007 ± 0.001

 Adrenal gl. (L)

(g)

0.026 ± 0.005

0.027 ± 0.005

0.025 ± 0.004

0.028 ± 0.003

(g%)

0.007 ± 0.001

0.007 ± 0.001

0.006 ± 0.001

0.007 ± 0.001

 Testis (R)

(g)

1.58 ± 0.13

1.58 ± 0.11

1.52 ± 0.12

1.56 ± 0.16

(g%)

0.39 ± 0.04

0.39 ± 0.03

0.39 ± 0.04

0.39 ± 0.05

 Testis (L)

(g)

1.59 ± 0.13

1.59 ± 0.12

1.49 ± 0.11

1.55 ± 0.17

(g%)

0.40 ± 0.04

0.39 ± 0.03

0.38 ± 0.04

0.39 ± 0.05

 Thymus

(g)

0.47 ± 0.10

0.66 ± 0.51

0.50 ± 0.12

0.43 ± 0.12

(g%)

0.12 ± 0.02

0.16 ± 0.11

0.13 ± 0.03

0.11 ± 0.03

 Heart

(g)

1.31 ± 0.09

1.22 ± 0.25

1.27 ± 0.05

1.28 ± 0.05

(g%)

0.33 ± 0.02

0.30 ± 0.07

0.33 ± 0.02

0.32 ± 0.02

 Lung

(g)

1.39 ± 0.11

1.43 ± 0.11

1.38 ± 0.12

1.47 ± 0.15

(g%)

0.35 ± 0.02

0.35 ± 0.04

0.35 ± 0.03

0.37 ± 0.03

 Brain

(g)

2.04 ± 0.05

1.96 ± 0.19

2.04 ± 0.10

2.06 ± 0.09

(g%)

0.51 ± 0.02

0.48 ± 0.06

0.53 ± 0.05

0.52 ± 0.03

 Pituitary gl.

(g)

0.015 ± 0.005

0.016 ± 0.008

0.012 ± 0.002

0.013 ± 0.004

(g%)

0.0037 ±0.0013

0.0038 ±0.0019

0.0032 ± 0.0005

0.0032 ±0.0009

 Liver

(g)

7.95 ± 1.06

8.22 ± 0.87

7.90 ± 0.77

8.38 ± 0.71*

(g%)

3.35 ± 0.23

3.37 ± 0.26

3.28 ± 0.18

3.44 ± 0.13

 Spleen

(g)

0.51 ± 0.05

0.59 ± 0.14

0.50 ± 0.07

0.69 ± 0.26

(g%)

0.22 ± 0.03

0.24 ± 0.04

0.21 ± 0.03

0.28 ± 0.09*

 Kidney (R)

(g)

0.84 ± 0.08

0.85 ± 0.19

0.88 ± 0.11

0.88 ± 0.08

(g%)

0.36 ± 0.03

0.35 ± 0.07

0.36 ± 0.02

0.36 ± 0.02

 Kidney (L)

(g)

0.82 ± 0.07

0.88 ± 0.10

0.86 ± 0.10

0.86 ± 0.08

(g%)

0.35 ± 0.03

0.36 ± 0.03

0.36 ± 0.02

0.36 ± 0.02

 Adrenal gl. (R)

(g)

0.033 ± 0.004

0.033 ± 0.003

0.033 ± 0.005

0.036 ± 0.004

(g%)

0.014 ± 0.002

0.014 ± 0.001

0.014 ± 0.003

0.015 ± 0.002

 Adrenal gl. (L)

(g)

0.035 ± 0.005

0.034 ± 0.004

0.033 ± 0.005

0.036 ± 0.004

(g%)

0.015 ± 0.002

0.014 ± 0.001

0.014 ± 0.002

0.015 ± 0.002

 Ovary (R)

(g)

0.043 ± 0.007

0.043 ± 0.008

0.043 ± 0.010

0.047 ± 0.005

(g%)

0.018 ± 0.003

0.018 ± 0.003

0.018 ± 0.004

0.019 ± 0.003

 Ovary (L)

(g)

0.044 ± 0.010

0.043 ± 0.006

0.041 ± 0.006

0.044 ± 0.004

(g%)

0.018 ± 0.004

0.018 ± 0.003

0.017 ± 0.003

0.018 ± 0.002

 Thymus

(g)

0.41 ± 0.07

0.46 ± 0.07

0.49 ± 0.14

0.52 ± 0.12

(g%)

0.17 ± 0.02

0.19 ± 0.03

0.20 ± 0.04

0.21 ± 0.04

 Heart

(g)

0.87 ± 0.09

0.88 ± 0.07

0.85 ± 0.06

0.87 ± 0.10

(g%)

0.37 ± 0.02

0.36 ± 0.03

0.35 ± 0.02

0.36 ± 0.02

 Lung

(g)

1.05 ± 0.07

1.10 ± 0.08

1.04 ± 0.09

1.10 ± 0.08

(g%)

0.45 ± 0.04

0.45 ± 0.03

0.44 ± 0.04

0.45 ± 0.03

 Brain

(g)

1.90 ± 0.09

1.87 ± 0.09

1.85 ± 0.08

1.92 ± 0.09

(g%)

0.81 ± 0.06

0.77 ± 0.05

0.77 ± 0.06

0.79 ± 0.04

 Pituitary gl.

(g)

0.015 ± 0.001

0.017 ± 0.002

0.016 ± 0.005

0.020 ± 0.004*

(g%)

0.0062 ± 0.0007

0.0068 ± 0.0009

0.0068 ± 0.0021

0.0082 ± 0.0021*