Table 1.

Experimental design for in vivo studies.

Group	Regimen
Normal	Normal control/Naïve mice (Administered PBS only)
INF	Infected control (BALB/c mice infected intravenously (i.v.) with L. donovani promastigotes and administered PBS)
VC	0.5% dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) in PBS
AmB	AmB administered i.v. at (5 mg/kg bw)
PNH100	PNH administered intraperitoneally (i.p.) at 100 mg/kg bw
PNH200	PNH administered i.p. at 200 mg/kg bw
PNE100	PNE administered i.p. at 100 mg/kg bw
PNE200	PNE administered i.p. at 200 mg/kg bw
PIP 200	Piperine administered i.p. at 200 mg/kg bw