In Vivo Antiplasmodial Activity and Toxicological Analyses of the Ethanolic Leaf and Twig Extract of Faurea speciosa Welw. (Proteaceae)

Table 5

Effect of Faurea speciosa extract on body weight and rectal temperature of P. berghei-infected mice in the curative test.

Treatment	Dose (mg/kg)	Body weight (g)			Temperature (°C)
		Day 3	Day 7		Day 3	Day 7
Saline	0	26.63	25.87	-2.88	37.63	37.80	0.17
Extracts	100	27.83	29.20	4.91	37.30	37.20	-0.10
	200	24.20	24.53	1.38	37.7	37.37	-0.33
	400	22.63	22.87	1.03	37.83	37.60	-0.23
Artesunate	10	23.50	23.87	1.56	38.13	37.93	-0.20

: difference in body weight between day 0 and day 3 expressed as a percentage; : difference in rectal temperature between day 0 and day 3.