Table 2: Average percentage parasitemia obtained from the mice infected with P. berghei and treated with graded doses of V. amygdalina.
Average Parasitemia |
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Days |
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Treatment at |
Before |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
graded doses |
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(mg/kg) |
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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 |
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Infected Untreated |
0.50a |
0.70 ± 0.25a |
5.35 ± 1.35b |
13.39 ± 6.51b |
4.56 ± 1.76b |
9.50 ± 1.76b |
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