Extract | Dose (mg/kg) | Macrophage Count | Macrophage phagocytic activity | |||
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 |  |  | Free Cells | Proportion of free cells (%) | Cells with ingested C. albicans | Proportion of cells with ingested C. albicans (%) |
Control | - | 6.33 ± 0.88 | 5.3 ± 0.88 | 84.13 | 1.00 ± 0.0 | 15.87 |
AE | 200 | 7.97 ± 0.38 | 6.1 ± 0.29 | 76.53 | 1.87 ± 0.13 | 23.46 |
 | 400 | 9.53 ± 1.92 | 7.3 ± 1.57 | 76.84 | 2.20 ± 0.42 | 23.16 |
 | 800 | 14.20 ± 2.62* | 9.3 ± 0.75* | 65.49 | 6.10 ± 3.02* | 42.96 |
Metronidazole | 300 | 9.75 ± 0.9 | 4.25 ± 0.14 | 43.59 | 5.50 ± 0.43* | 56.41 |