Research Article

Antimalarial Activity of Tinospora baenzigeri against Plasmodium berghei-Infected Mice

Table 1

Effect of oral administration of Tinospora baenzigeri on liver and kidney injuries in mice.

ParametersControlT. baenzigeri extract
20% Tween-80500 mg/kg1,000 mg/kg2,000 mg/kg

AST (U/L)32.62 ± 0.4733.74 ± 0.5834.47 ± 0.5134.38 ± 0.49
ALT (U/L)15.23 ± 0.3314.71 ± 0.2815.57 ± 0.3214.61 ± 0.37
BUN (mg/dl)42.22 ± 2.7141.53 ± 3.4842.61 ± 3.3243.74 ± 3.14
Cre (mg/dl)2.02 ± 0.152.20 ± 0.122.05 ± 0.172.11 ± 0.14

Results shown (mean ± SEM; n = 5 per group) were representative of 2 independent experiments.