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. 2020 Jan 22;2020:9749410. doi: 10.1155/2020/9749410

Table 2.

Body weight of infected mice treated with 80% methanol and aqueous extracts of Terminalia brownii in the 4-day suppressive test.

Test substances Dose (mg/kg/day) Pretreatment body weight Posttreatment body weight Percentage change %
Distilled water 0.2 ml 27.1 ± 1.17 23.0 ± 1.08 −1.3

Methanol extract 100 mg 26.2 ± 0.67 24.2 ± 0.70 −0.4a
200 mg 26.9 ± 0.53 26.9 ± 0.58 +0.2ac
400 mg 26.9 ± 1.00 27.1 ± 1.09 +0.6ac

Aqueous extract 100 mg 29.1 ± 0.40 26.4 ± 0.43 −0.6a
200 mg 30.5 ± 0.34 28.2 ± 0.33 −0.3a
400 mg 28.9 ± 0.62 26.7 ± 0.64 −0.4a

Chloroquine 25 mg 26.9 ± 0.80 29.8 ± 0.80 +2.1abc

Values are presented as M ± SEM; n = 5; (p < 0.001); a = compared to negative control; b = compared to 80% methanol extract; c = compared to aqueous extract.