Table 3.

Effect of methanolic extract of Amaranthus viridis (MEAV) on yeast induced pyrexia

Treatment	Dose (mg/kg)	Rectal temperature (°C) after yeast injection
		0hr	19hr	20hr	21hr	22hr	23hr	24hr
Control		37.39±0.03	39.16±0.02	39.2±0.15	39.2±0.15	39.2±0.15	39.05±0.18	38.58±0.21
Paracetamol	150	36.93±0.41	38.6±0.56	37.33±0.21**	37.33±0.31**	37.52±0.17**	37.41±0.2**	37.26±0.16**
MEAV
	200	37.26±0.17	39.1±0.18	38.5±0.34	38.35±0.335*	38.28±0.17*	38.12±0.21*	38.1±0.106
	400	37.4±0.17	38.78±0.45	37.86±0.42*	37.63±0.22**	37.45±0.19**	37.57±0.20**	37.4±0.17**

Values are in mean ±SEM; (n = 6)

^*p<0.05

^**p<0.01 vs control