Table 4 Activities of crude aqueous and methanolic extracts of roots, leaves and stem of D.arborescens on parasite count of male Swiss albino mice infected with Plasmodium berghi
Groups/extracts | Parasite count in days | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Before inoculation (Day 0) | Before treatment (Day 3) | After treatment (Day 7) | After treatment (Day 14) | |
1. NC | 0.00 | 0b ± 0.00 | 0f ± 0.00 | 0f ± 0.00 |
2. STD.C | 0.00 | 59a ± 2.00 | 4.0e ± 0.04 | 0.00f ± 0.00 |
3. NEG.C | 0.00 | 59a ± 2.00 | 74a ± 2.39 | 99a ± 3.90 |
4. DARM | 0.00 | 63a ± 3.40 | 33d ± 1.30 | 14e ± 0.85 |
5. DALM | 0.00 | 61a ± 2.41 | 35d ± 1.33 | 18e ± 0.93 |
6. DASM | 0.00 | 61a ± 2.48 | 42c ± 1.43 | 40b ± 1.41 |
7. DARA | 0.00 | 60a ± 2.39 | 37c ± 1.35 | 25d ± 1.23 |
8. DALA | 0.00 | 62a ± 2.45 | 38c ± 1.37 | 27d ± 1.26 |
9. DASA | 0.00 | 62a ± 2.45 | 50b ± 1.52 | 42b ± 1.43 |