Table 4.

Effect of Balanites rotundifolia on temperature and body weight measurements of Plasmodium berghei-infected mice in Rane’s test

Group	Temperature			Body weight
	Day 0	Day 4	% change RT	BWt D4	BWt D7	% change BWt
NC	35.65±0.38	34.48±0.30	−3.28±0.23	31.18±1.07	30.95±0.86	−0.74±3.73
BR100	35.38±0.36	34.08±0.20	−3.67±1.05	33.51±0.35	31.55±0.86	−5.85±2.30
BR200	34.57±0.16	34.50±0.12	−0.20±0.47	32.01±1.62	32.33±1.87	0.10±1.21
BR400	34.30±0.46	34.95±0.32	1.90±0.86a3b3	31.82±1.31	32.86±1.23	3.27±1.98
CQ25	35.25±0.18	35.65±0.22	1.13±0.62a2b2	37.91±1.01	38.63±1.34	1.90±3.37

Notes: Data are expressed as percentage and mean ± SEM (n=7).

^aAs compared to negative control;

^bas compared to BR100 mg/kg;

²P<0.01;

³P<0.001.

Abbreviations: BR, Balanites rotundifolia; BWt, body weight; NC, negative control; RT, rectal temperature; SEM, standard error of mean.