Table 3.

Effect of V. adoensis of aqueous, methanol and chloroform leaf extracts on the packed cell volume of P. berghei infected Swiss albino mice

Test extracts	Dose (mg/kg/day)	Packed cell volume		% Change
		Before treatment (D0)	After treatment (D4)
Aqueous	NC	51.13 ± 0.62	40.35 ± 0.26*	− 21.08a
	200	50.83 ± 0.79	50.31 ± 0.93	− 1.02b
	400	51.42 ± 0.64	50.68 ± 0.63	− 1.44b
	600	52.30 ± 0.27	51.93 ± 0.36	− 0.71b
	PC	53.06 ± 0.60	52.84 ± 0.52	− 0.41b
Methanol	NC	53.2 ± 0.31	43.28 ± 0.85*	− 18.65a
	200	51.68 ± 0.45	50.81 ± 0.46	− 1.68b
	400	51.03 ± 0.09	50.29 ± 0.49	− 1.45b
	600	52.05 ± 0.36	51.38 ± 0.27	− 1.29b
	PC	50.78 ± 0.39	51.05 ± 0.08	0.53b
Chloroform	NC	50.92 ± 0.55	44.01 ± 1.53*	− 13.57a
	200	51.67 ± 0.25	51.02 ± 0.46	− 1.26b
	400	52.3 ± 0.36	52.12 ± 0.33	− 0.34b
	600	53.16 ± 0.63	53.13 ± 0.64	− 0.06b
	PC	51.42 ± 0.35	52.08 ± 0.55	1.28b

Values are presented as Mean ± SEM

PC, positive control; NC, negative control (0.2 ml of 3% Tween 80)

^a,bValues in the same column followed by the same letter do not differ significantly (P > 0.05)

Values shown by * are significant at  P < 0.05