Table 1. The dose-dependent effect of DW-3-15 in oral treatment of mice infected with adult (35-day-old) Schistosoma japonicum at a daily dose of 100–400 mg/kg for 5 days.

dosage (mg/kg per day × day)	control	100×5	200×5	400×5
Number of mice tested	10	12	12	12
Total worm burden ± s)	43.0±4.0	25.7±6.6	18.4±4.3	17.5±5.1
Total worm reduction (%)	0	40.0*	56.2*	58.3*

*p-value<0.05.