Various Parts of Helianthus annuus Plants as New Sources of Antimalarial Drugs

Table 3

Mean percentage of parasitaemia, growth, and inhibition in P. berghei-infected mice treated with 96% ethanol H. annuus extract at a dose of 100 mg/kg orally once a day for 4 days.

H. annuus plant parts	Mean % parasitaemia		Mean % growth	Mean % inhibition
	Day 0	Day 4
Roots	0.9 ± 0.2	4.6 ± 1.0	3.7 ± 0.8	63.6 ± 8.0
Stems	1.2 ± 0.2	7.3 ± 1.0	6.1 ± 0.8	40.3 ± 8.2
Seeds	1.0 ± 0.2	7.1 ± 0.5	6.0 ± 0.4	41.5 ± 4.4
Flowers	1.2 ± 0.5	7.8 ± 0.4	6.6 ± 0.5	35.9 ± 4.6
Leaves	0.9 ± 0.2	5.1 ± 1.5	4.2 ± 1.4	59.3 ± 13.2
Na CMC	1.6 ± 0.3	11.8 ± 0.9	10.3 ± 0.9	—