Table 3 Curative effect of Morinda lucida and Alstonia boonei plant extracts and chloroquine against P. berghei infection in mice for five consecutive days

M. lucida, 400 mg

2.40 ± 0.24^a

3.60 ± 0.24^d

3.00 ± 0.32^c

1.60 ± 0.24^bcd

0.40 ± 0.20^ab

M. lucida, 600 mg

4.40 ± 0.24^bcde

5.40 ± 0.24^e

2.0 ± 0.32^bc

1.60 ± 0.24^bcd

1.40 ± 0.24^ab

M. lucida, 800 mg

2.20 ± 0.20^a

4.80 ± 0.37^e

2.60 ± 0.40^c

2.40 ± 0.24^d

1.20 ± 0.58^ab

A. boonie, 400 mg

3.80 ± 0.37^abcd

1.20 ± 0.20^a

1.20 ± 0.20^ab

1.00 ± 0.00^abc

1.00 ± 0.32^ab

A. boonie, 600 mg

2.80 ± 1.07^ab

1.60 ± 0.40^ab

1.20 ± 0.37^ab

0.60 ± 0.24^ab

0.40 ± 0.24^ab

A. boonie, 800 mg

6.00 ± 0.32^e

3.20 ± 0.20^cd

2.20 ± 0.20^bc

2.00 ± 0.32^cd

1.60 ± 0.40^ab

Combined recipe, 400 mg

3.20 ± 0.37^abc

0.80 ± 0.20^a

1.0 ± 0.32^ab

0.60 ± 0.24^ab

0.80 ± 0.37^ab

Combined recipe, 600 mg

3.80 ± 0.97^abcd

2.20 ± 0.58^bc

2.20 ± 0.80^bc

1.60 ± 0.60^bcd

0.40 ± 0.24^ab

Combined recipe, 800 mg

5.80 ± 0.49^e

2.60 ± 0.24^bcd

0.60 ± 0.24^a

0.60 ± 0.24^ab

0.40 ± 0.24^ab

Chloroquine, 10 mg/kg

5.40 ± 0.24^de

2.60 ± 0.24^bcd

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

0.00 ± 0.00^a

Infected Untreated

4.80 ± 0.37^cde

7.00 ± 0.44^f

11.40 ± 0.60^d

13.60 ± 0.87^e

18.40 ± 0.98^b