Research Article

Antimalarial Activity of Ethyl Acetate Extract and Fraction of Bidens pilosa against Plasmodium berghei (ANKA)

Table 2

Effect of the crude extract and fraction 12 on hematological parameters.

PH treatmentsDoses (mg/kg)WBC (×109/l)RBC (×1012/l)PL (%)MPV (fl)PDWHGB (g/dl)HCT (%)MCV (fl)MCHC (Pg)MCHC (g/dl)DIRBC (%)

Neutral control0
Negative control

CQ5

Crude extract125
250
500

Fraction 1262.5
125

HCT: hematocrit; HGB: hemoglobin; MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; PL: platelets; DIRBC: distribution index of red blood cells; MPV: mean platelet volume.