. 2014 Apr 1;14:117. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-117

Table 1.

Effect of dichloromethane crude extract of aerial parts of A. abyssinica on parasitaemia and mean survival time of T. congolense infected mice

Treatment	Dose (mg/kg)	Parasitaemia level (log number)/ml								Mean survival time (days)
Treatment	Dose (mg/kg)	D0	D2	D4	D6	D8	D10	D12	D14	Mean survival time (days)
DCM ext	100	6.68 ± 0.23	7.08 ± 0.25	7.57 ± 0.26^bc	7.83 ± 0.14^bcd	6.31 ± 0.46^cd	6.70 ± 1.37^c	7.31 ± 0.44^cd	6.41 ± 1.34^c	34.33 ± 4.63
DCM ext	200	7.05 ± 0.18	7.04 ± 0.23	5.65 ± 1.18^bc	3.80 ± 1.20^a	3.92 ± 1.37^a	6.70 ± 0.30^c	6.78 ± 0.39^c	7.07 ± 0.32^c	37.83 ± 3.49
DCM ext	400	7.00 ± 0.30	6.95 ± 0.26	4.90 ± 0.98^ac	2.80 ± 1.26^a	1.95 ± 1.24^a	3.70 ± 1.17^a	4.85 ± 0.99^abc	4.95 ± 1.01^a	40.67 ± 2.42
DA	3.5	7.09 ± 0.06	1.25 ± 1.25	1.90 ± 1.20^a	3.30 ± 1.48^a	4.60 ± 1.48^c	6.12 ± 1.26^c	7.41 ± 0.40^cd	7.92 ± 0.27^c	36.83 ± 4.36
DA	28	7.13 ± 0.05	0.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^ab	0.00 ± 0.00^f	0.90 ± 0.90^e	1.85 ± 1.17^f	42.00 ± 0.00
Distilled water	1 ml	6.94 ± 0.26	7.97 ± 0.12	8.67 ± 0.10	8.54 ± 0.07	8.46 ± 0.17	8.70 ± 0.06	8.14 ± 0.27	8.45 ± 0.21	34.33 ± 6.15

Values are mean ± SEM; n = 6; D = day; D0 = the day treatment commenced; SEM = standard error of mean; DCM = Dichloromethane; ext = extract; DA = Diminazene aceturate; All superscripts indicate significance at p < 0.05 (^a = compared to negative control; ^b = compared to 3.5 mg/kg DA; ^c = compared to 28 mg/kg DA; ^d = compared to 400 mg/kg; ^e = compared to all groups, ^f = compared to all groups but 400 mg/kg).