Table 2.

Effect of A. muricata aqueous leaf extract on packed cell volume.

Treatment	Dose (mg/kg)	Packed cell volume
		Day 0	Day 4
A. muricata	100	53.24 ± 2.73	40.14 ± 3.26∗
	500	50.56 ± 3.12	48.22 ± 3.18
	1000	53.71 ± 2.59	52.15 ± 1.76
Chloroquine	10	51.55 ± 3.14	52.47 ± 2.27
Distilled water	1 mL	52.15 ± 3.25	38.26 ± 2.31∗∗

  ^∗ p < 0.05 and ^∗∗ p < 0.01, compared to day 0. Packed cell volume was expressed as mean ± SEM, n = 5. Chloroquine: positive control; distilled water: untreated control.