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Table 2 Parasitemia and growth suppression (%) of Plasmodium berghei in mice upon treatment

From: Senna occidentalis (L.) Link root extract inhibits Plasmodium growth in vitro and in mice

Treatment

Parasitemia (Mean ± SEM) and suppression (%)

Day 6

Day 8

Day 10

Day 12

A

9.41 ± 2.82 (13.11*)

12.18 ± 1.72 (73.63*)

28.03 ± 2.13 (47.11*)

34.13 ± 5.14 (41.74*)

B

9.12 ± 1.68 (15.79*)

14.62 ± 2.36 (68.35*)

26.87 ± 3.46 (49.30*)

36.13 ± 6.29 (38.32*)

C

9.89 ± 0.65 (8.68*)

18.77 ± 1.64 (59.36*)

29.22 ± 1.52 (44.87*)

43.15 ± 1.04 (26.34*)

D

6.35 ± 1.45 (41.37*)

1.26 ± 0.17 (97.27*)

0.00 ± 0.00 (100*)

0.00 ± 0.00 (100*)

E

10.83 ± 0.93 (0*)

46.19 ± 2.34 (0*)

53.0 ± 3.73 (0*)

58.58 ± 2.9 (0*)

  1. A (Methanol extract: 200 mg/kg body weight); B (Methanol extract: 100 mg/kg body weight); C (Aqueous extract:200 mg/kg body weight); D (Pyrimethamine:1 mg/kg body weight); E (Phosphate buffered saline); Suppression percentage (*)