Table 6.
Effects of aqueous and ethanolic leaf and root extracts of Alstonia boonei treatments on alkaline phosphatase of P. berghei infected mice
| Treatments(mg/Kg b. wt/day) | ALP (I/U) | ||
| BI | AI | AT | |
| Baseline | 41.93 ± 0.98a11 | 42.97 ± 0.55a3 | 42.97 ± 0.55a4 |
| Control | 38.33 ± 2.40a9 | 44.33 ± 1.20b5 | 55.23 ± 1.61c6 |
| Artesunate | 40.33 ± 2.60a10 | 43.97 ± 0.55c4 | 42.97 ± 0.55b4 |
| Aqueous leaf (400 mg/kg) | 38.03 ± 1.16a9 | 44.33 ± 0.03c1 | 43.13 ± 0.65b5 |
| Aqueous leaf (600 mg/kg) | 36.30 ± 1.72a7 | 41.33 ± 0.88b2 | 43.30 ± 0.70c5 |
| Aqueous leaf (800 mg/kg) | 37.67 ± 2.33a8 | 43.67 ± 1.20c4 | 42.24 ± 1.28b4 |
| Aqueous Root (400 mg/kg) | 37.53 ± 351a8 | 40.66 ± 0.33b1 | 40.56 ± 4.96b1 |
| Aqueous Root (600 mg/kg) | 29.67 ± 3.84a1 | 40.33 ± 0.88b1 | 41.50 ± 1.18c3 |
| Aqueous root (800 mg/kg) | 34.00 ± 1.15a5 | 40.67 ± 0.67b1 | 42.43 ± 1.26c4 |
| Ethanolic leaf (400 mg/kg) | 31.77 ± 1.20a2 | 43.33 ± 0.88c4 | 37.00 ± 0.06b1 |
| Ethanolic leaf (600 mg/kg) | 32.67 ± 1.77a3 | 41.66 ± 1.20c2 | 37.03 ± 0.61b1 |
| Ethanolic leaf (800 mg/kg) | 31.07 ± 0.58a2 | 42.27 ± 0.69c3 | 39.47 ± 0.33b2 |
| Ethanolic Root (400 mg/kg) | 33.00 ± 1.53a4 | 42.33 ± 0.26c3 | 40.33 ± 1.33b2 |
| Ethanolic Root (600 mg/kg) | 35.00 ± 1.53a6 | 41.00 ± 0.58c2 | 40.90 ± 0.95b2 |
| Ethanolic root (800 mg/kg) | 32.00 ± 1.15a3 | 42.00 ± 0.58c3 | 41.93 ± 0.61b3 |
All values expressed as mean ± standard error of mean. Different superscript letters on the same row indicates significance difference (p<0.05) in mean values among different treatment periods.
Different superscript numerals in the same column indicates significance difference (p<0.05) in mean values of extract. BI: Before Inoculation; AI: After Inoculation; AT: After Treatment.