Table 2: Average percentage parasitemia obtained from the mice infected with P. berghei and treated with graded doses of V. amygdalina.

Average Parasitemia

 

Days

 

Treatment at

Before

1

2

3

4

5

 

graded doses

 

(mg/kg)

 

V. amygdalina 400

12.09c

5.50 ± 1.64b

2.50 ± 0.35a

1.68 ± 0.76a

4.55 ± 2.37b

10.98 ± 6.33b

 
   

V. amygdalina 600

5.17b

3.20 ± 0.73ab

1.98 ± 0.45a

0.90 ± 0.39a

0.96 ± 0.39a

2.88 ± 1.70a

 
   

V. amygdalina 800

28.03d

6.74 ± 1.89b

1.62 ± 0.80a

1.94 ± 0.85a

0.41 ± 0.41a

6.08 ± 5.79b

 
   

Chloroquine

12.75c

0.88 ± 0.44a

0.06 ± 0.30a

0.00 ± 0.00a

0.00 ± 0.00a

0.00 ± 0.00a

 
 

Infected Untreated

0.50a

0.70 ± 0.25a

5.35 ± 1.35b

13.39 ± 6.51b

4.56 ± 1.76b

9.50 ± 1.76b