Suppressive, Curative, and Prophylactic Effects of Maesa lanceolata Forssk. against Rodent Malaria Parasite Plasmodium berghei

Table 7

Hematocrit of malaria-infected study mice treated with M. lanceolata 80% methanol leaf extract in the curative test.

Test substances	Dose/day	Packed cell volume
		D3	D7	% change
PW	10 ml/kg			−15.08
ML	200 mg/kg			−9.45^b
	400 mg/kg			−7.98^a
	600 mg/kg			−4.27^a
CQ	25 mg/kg			−2.72^a

Values are designated as (); ^a compared to PW, ^b to CQ 25 mg,: , ; PW: pure water (negative control); ML: 80% methanol extract of M. lanceolata; CQ: chloroquine; D3: values (pretreatment) on day 4; D7: values (posttreatment) on day 8.