In Vivo Antimalarial Activity of the 80 Methanolic Root Bark Extract and Solvent Fractions of Gardenia ternifolia Schumach. & Thonn. (Rubiaceae) against Plasmodium berghei

Figure 1

Comparison of packed cell volume in malaria-infected mice treated with crude extract, chloroquine and placebo in the Rane’s test. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM (n=6); a, compared to negative control; b, compared to CQ 25 mg/kg; c, compared to 200 mg/kg; d, compared to 400 mg/kg; e, compared to 600 mg/kg; ¹p< 0.05; ²p<0.01, ³p<0.001; CON, negative control; CQ, chloroquine (positive control); GT, crude extract.