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. 2011 Feb 2;10:20. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-20

Table 2.

In vivo anti-malarial activity of plant extracts (HA-2 and VC-1) against P. berghei infected Swiss albino mice

Sl No. Plant Extract Dose Mean ± SD parasitaemia (%) Percent suppression of parasitaemia ED50 (mg/kg) % Survival of animal on day 10
DMSO 0.1 ml/10 gm B.Wt. 5.1 ± 2.6 - - 0

10 mg/kg 3.4 ± 1.1 35.2 66


1. HA-2 20 mg/kg 2.0 ± 0.8 63.2 18.29 83


30 mg/kg 1.5 ± 0.4 70.2 100

Chloroquine 5 mg/kg ND 100 - 100

DMSO 0.1 ml/10 gm B.Wt. 7.3 ± 4.09 - - 0

10 5.1 ± 1.9 30.1 50


2. VC-1 15 3.7 ± 0.81 49.3 15.8 66


20 2.5 ± 1.52 63 83

Chloroquine 5 mg/kg ND 100 - 100