Table 3.

Body weight, rectal temperature, and packed cell volume of P. berghei-infected mice treated with hydroalcoholic leaves extract of C. latifolia in the Rane's test.

Group	Bodyweight			Rectal temperature			Packed cell volume
	D3	D7	%change	D3	D7	%change	D3	D7	%change
DW	26.29 ± 0.50	22.56 ± 0.50	−14.20 ± 0.64	36.88 ± 0.15	32.10 ± 0.24	−12.96 ± 0.45	55.55 ± 0.52	48.40 ± 0.68	−12.88 ± 0.56
CQ	25.88 ± 0.25	26.26 ± 0.24	1.47 ± 0.15a3	36.83 ± 0.12	36.66 ± 0.09	−0.47 ± 0.12a3	54.73 ± 0.67	54.37 ± 0.61	−0.66 ± 0.29a3
CL100	26.81 ± 0.17	24.47 ± 0.20	−8.73 ± 0.49a3b3e3	36.74 ± 0.12	33.12 ± 0.15	−9.8524 ± 0.31a3b3d3e3	54.60 ± 0.64	49.20 ± 0.49	−9.88 ± 0.23a3b3d3e3
CL200	25.60 ± 0.50	23.94 ± 0.46	−6.47 ± 0.66a3b3e1	36.42 ± 0.14	33.80 ± 0.16	−7.19 ± 0.15a3b3e3	55.56 ± 0.91	51.70 ± 0.98	−6.96 ± 0.45a3b3
CL400	24.98 ± 0.45	24.10 ± 0.55	−3.55 ± 0.77a3b3	36.68 ± 0.22	35.24 ± 0.27	−3.93 ± 0.29a3b3	55.32 ± 0.89	52.40 ± 0.77	−5.30 ± 0.48a3b3

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM; n = 6; a, compared to negative control; b, to CQ25 mg/kg; c, to 25 mg/kg; d, to 50 mg/kg; e, to 100 mg/kg; 1, P < 0.05; 2, P < 0.01; 3, P < 0.001; DW, distilled water; CQ, chloroquine; CL, crude extract of Commelina latifolia; D3, pre-treatment value on day 3; D7, post-treatment value on day 7.