Table 3. Cryptosporidium oocytes in mice fecal smears stained with Modified Ziehl-Neelsen (MZN) (x400).

Group	G1(+ve Control)	G2Low Dose S. arboricola extract	G3High Dose S. arboricola extract	G4NTZ treated	p -value
Days PI
Day 3	97.3 ± 3.5a,c	94.9 ± 5.5qd	90.1 ± 7.2 cd	92.6 ± 5.3cd	0.017*
Day 4	102.6 ± 4.5a,c	100.1 ± 5.5qd	95.7 ± 3.4 cd	97.3 ± 62cd	0.016*
Day 5	107.3 ± 3.7a,c	104.6 ± 7.5qd	98.2 ± 6.7 cd	102.1 ± 7.6cd	0.014*
Day 6	117.6 ± 3.91a,b	113.5 ± 3.5	103.8 ± 7.6d	107.9 ± 6.3 d	0.033*
Day 7	98.9 ± 4.6	95.7 ± 9.2	89.1 ± 6.5a	91.8 ± 7.6	0.031*
Day 8	90.6 ± 7.6	86.7 ± 6.7a	78.5 ± 63a	81.9 ± 4.7b,c	0.022 *
Day 9	82.0 ± 6.4a	77.9 ± 7.7a	67.6 ± 7.4a	72.3 ± 1.7b,c	0.007*
Day 10	74.3 ± 9.1a	70.8 ± 3.9a	57.4 ± 9.2a	64.2 ± 3.9b,c,d	0.003 *
Day 11	62.5 ± 5.4a,b	54.5 ± 7.6a,d	46.9 ± 9.2,d	49.8 ± 6.3b,c,d	<0.004*
Day 12	51.2 ± 6.5a,b,c	43.1 ± 7.9a,b,d	35.9 ± 3.9a,c,d	38.1 ± 5.3b,c,d	<0.002*
Day 13	42.5 ± 6.6a,b,c	35.3 ± 5.7a,b,d	27.2 ± 6.3c,d	30.5 ± 0.5.8,c,d	<0.001*
Day 14	33.7 ± 4.3a,b,c	26.7 ± 6.8a,b,d	20.1 ± 6.3c,d	23.2 ± 6.4b,c,d	<0.002*
Day 15	28.4 ± 4.6a,b,c	22.1 ± 7.4a,b,d	15.5 ± 5.4c,d	18.2 ± 5.7c,d	<0.002*
Day 16	20.3 ± 3.6a,b,c	16.3 ± 3.6a,b,d	9.9 ± 5.2c,d	12.2 ± 6.1c,d	<0.001*
Day 17	14.8 ± 2.7a,b,c	10.8 ± 5.8a,b,d	5.1 ± 2.7c,d	7.2 ± 5.4c,d	<0.001*
Day 18	11.2 ± 6.3a,b,c	7.6 ± 4.8a,b,d	4.9 ± 3.7c,d	5.9 ± 4.2c,d	<0.002*
Day 19	8.1 ± 3.6a,b,c	6.3 ± 8.5a,b,d	3.7 ± 5.6c,d	4.4 ± 4.5c,d	<0.002*
Day 20	5.7 ± 6.5a,b,c	4.0 ± 8.3a,b,d	2.4 ± 7.6c,d	3.3 ± 5.6c,d	<0.001*
Day 21	2.9 ± 4.4a,b,c	1.7 ± 6.6a,b,d	0.5 ± 7.6c,d	1.0 ± 5.6c,d	<0.001*

Each value represents mean of 5 values ± SD, *p-value ≤ 0.05 was statistically significant. ^a Significantly different from oral NTZ at p ≤ 0.05. ^b Significantly different from G2 and G3 dose treated at p ≤ 0.05. ^c Significantly different from G1 dose at p ≤ 0.05. ^d Significantly different from Positive Control at p ≤ 0.05.