Phytochemical Analysis and Antimalarial Activity Aqueous Extract of Lecaniodiscus cupanioides Root

Table 1

Parasitaemia changes following treatment with different doses of aqueous extract of Lecaniodiscus cupanioides and standard drugs.

Treatments	Days
	4	5	6	7	8	9	12
Control	1.80±0.12^a	0.83±0.08^a	1.90±0.40^a	1.97±0.14^a	5.53±1.98^b	6.60±1.41^cb	9.47±1.18^c
Chloroquine	1.80±0.12^a	0.40±0.40^b	0.27±0.27^b	0.23±0.23^b	0.20±0.00^b	0.80±0.29^b	0.40±0.17^b
Artesunate	1.80±0.12^a	1.10±0.59^a	1.40±0.70^a	2.07±1.03^a	4.43±2.41^ab	4.33±0.53^ab	7.50±2.82^a
50 mg/kg b.wt extract	1.80±0.12^a	1.00±0.58^a	0.43±0.43^a	0.73±0.38^a	0.23±0.12^a	2.10±0.45^a	2.10±1.3^a
150 mg/kg b.wt extract	1.80±0.12^a	0.53±0.53^a	1.00±1.00^a	1.33±1.33^a	3.50±1.75^a	3.40±1.70^a	3.50±0.35^a
250 mg/kg b.wt extract	1.80±0.12^a	2.07±0.54^a	1.90±0.00^a	1.67±0.83^a	2.40±1.44^a	5.30±0.00^b	12.47±1.07^c

Data are mean of 3 replicates ± SEM. Values carrying different superscripts from the control along the rows are significantly different (𝑃<0.05).