Table 1 Effect of dichloromethane crude extract of aerial parts of A. abyssinica on parasitaemia and mean survival time of T. congolense infected mice

DCM ext

100

6.68 ± 0.23

7.08 ± 0.25

7.57 ± 0.26^bc

7.83 ± 0.14^bcd

6.31 ± 0.46^cd

6.70 ± 1.37^c

7.31 ± 0.44^cd

6.41 ± 1.34^c

34.33 ± 4.63

DCM ext

200

7.05 ± 0.18

7.04 ± 0.23

5.65 ± 1.18^bc

3.80 ± 1.20^a

3.92 ± 1.37^a

6.70 ± 0.30^c

6.78 ± 0.39^c

7.07 ± 0.32^c

37.83 ± 3.49

DCM ext

400

7.00 ± 0.30

6.95 ± 0.26

4.90 ± 0.98^ac

2.80 ± 1.26^a

1.95 ± 1.24^a

3.70 ± 1.17^a

4.85 ± 0.99^abc

4.95 ± 1.01^a

40.67 ± 2.42

DA

3.5

7.09 ± 0.06

1.25 ± 1.25

1.90 ± 1.20^a

3.30 ± 1.48^a

4.60 ± 1.48^c

6.12 ± 1.26^c

7.41 ± 0.40^cd

7.92 ± 0.27^c

36.83 ± 4.36

DA

28

7.13 ± 0.05

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^ab

0.00 ± 0.00^f

0.90 ± 0.90^e

1.85 ± 1.17^f

42.00 ± 0.00

Distilled water

1 ml

6.94 ± 0.26

7.97 ± 0.12

8.67 ± 0.10

8.54 ± 0.07

8.46 ± 0.17

8.70 ± 0.06

8.14 ± 0.27

8.45 ± 0.21

34.33 ± 6.15