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. 2019 May 13;7:2050312119849766. doi: 10.1177/2050312119849766

Table 1.

Effect of 80ME and its solvent fractions of the leaves of V. amygdalina on parasitemia suppression and survival time of infected mice.

Category Treatment Dose (mg/kg) % parasitemia % suppression MST (days)
Crude NC 50.00 ± 0.58 0.00 6.50 ± 0.22
80ME 200 33.77 ± 1.33 32.47 ± 2.65a***,b*** 9.50 ± 0.42a**,b***,c*
80ME 400 32.30 ± 1.57 35.40 ± 3.14a***,b*** 10.17 ± 0.79a***,b***
80ME 600 31.17 ± 1.25 37.67 ± 2.50a***,b*** 12.00 ± 0.58a***,b***
PC 25 0.00 100 29.67 ± 0.21
Solvent fractions NC 47.13 ± 4.04 0.00 6.67 ± 0.33
CF 100 36.88 ± 2.54 21.68 ± 5.41a*,b*** 8.5 ± 0.43a*,b***
CF 200 35.90 ± 0.89 23.72 ± 1.92a*,b*** 9.00 ± 0.58a**,b***
CF 400 31.15 ± 4.27 33.85 ± 9.08a***,b*** 9.83 ± 0.40a***,b***
PC 25 0.00 100 29.5 ± 0.34
NC 49.81 ± 3.83 0.00 6.33 ± 0.49
BF 100 41.60 ± 2.45 18.12 ± 4.82a***,b*** 7.83 ± 0.31a*,b***
BF 200 39.33 ± 0.31 21.03 ± 0.62a***,b*** 8.50 ± 0.0.23a*,b***
BF 400 36.55 ± 0.35 26.88 ± 0.70a***,b*** 9.17 ± 0.31a***,b***,d***
PC 25 0.00 100 29.33 ± 0.33
NC 57.78 ± 3.09 0.00 6.00 ± 0.26
AF 100 56.42 ± 2.89 5.60 ± 3.60b*** 6.00 ± 0.37b***,c*
AF 200 55.33 ± 0.83 6.72 ± 1.74b*** 6.50 ± 0.22b***
AF 400 52.55 ± 2.97 9.75 ± 4.84b*** 7.33 ± 0.21a*,b***
PC 25 0.00 100 29.5 ± 0.34

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM; n = 6; NC = negative control (0.2 mL tween-80/distilled water); PC: positive control (chloroquine); AF: aqueous fraction; BF: butanol fraction; CF: chloroform fraction; MST: mean survival time.

a

Compared to negative control.

b

Compared to positive control.

c

Compared to 600 mg/kg (80ME) and 400 mg/kg (solvent fractions).

d

Compared to chloroform.

*

p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.