Research Article

Antiplasmodial and Genotoxic Study of Selected Ghanaian Medicinal Plants

Table 2

Concentration-dependent genotoxicity of the extract/drug to the parasite.

Extract/drug (concentration, µg/ml)Comet score scaleAverage (%) comet score

Control00
Infected red blood cells246
A. hispidum DC (6.5)1.542
A. hispidum DC (52.1)246
A. hispidum DC (208.3)365.5
A. hispidum DC (833.3)475
Alstonia boonei (6.5)1.542
Alstonia boonei (52.1)262
Alstonia boonei (208.3)365
Alstonia boonei (833.3)365
Senna siamea Lam (6.5)1.542
Senna siamea Lam (52.1)256.5
Senna siamea Lam (208.3)265
Senna siamea Lam (833.3)365
Artesuanate (0.006)385