Table 5.
Effect of crude chloroform leaf extracts of S. persica on body weight and PCV of P. berghei infected mice.
| Dose mg/kg extract | PCV | Mean PCV | Body weight | Mean BWT | ||
| % change | % change | |||||
| Day-0 | Day-4 | Day-0 | Day-4 | |||
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| NC | 64.86±0.65 | 49.98±2.34 | -22.78±4.3 a | 24.8±0.96 | 22.6.±1.07 | -8.67±3.6 a |
| 200 | 60.92±0.97 | 52.54±2.06 | -13.84±2.44 a | 25.6±0.58 | 23.3±0.66 | -8.53±3.27 a |
| 350 | 61.36±1.35 | 54.56±0.97 | -10.93±2.28 a | 26.2 ±0.86 | 25.2±0.66 | -3.72±1.09 b |
| 500 | 61.74±0.72 | 48.62±1.62 | -19.62±2.51 a | 25.8±0.66 | 23.4±0.51 | -9.11±2.68 a |
| QC | 64.88±0.64 | 61.74±0.26 | -4.81±0.63 b | 26.6±1.36 | 27.4±0.8 | 3.11±0.8 b |
Means in a column followed by the same letter do not differ significantly (P>0.05).
Key= values are presented as M±SEM; n=5; CQ= Chloroquine Phosphate; NC= negative control (0.2ml of dH2O); BWT=body weight.