Research Article

Antimalarial Activity of Tinospora baenzigeri against Plasmodium berghei-Infected Mice

Table 2

Effect of Tinospora baenzigeri on body weight of Plasmodium berghei-infected mice.

TestDoseBody weight (D0)Body weight (D4)% change

Untreated10 ml/kg26.3 ± 1.1420.6 ± 1.37−21.67
Extract100 mg/kg24.2 ± 1.3123.7 ± 1.24−2.07
250 mg/kg24.7 ± 0.2524.5 ± 0.42−0.81
500 mg/kg25.1 ± 1.1825.0 ± 1.02−0.40
CQ10 mg/kg24.6 ± 0.8424.1 ± 1.48−2.03

, compared to D0. Results shown (mean ± SEM; n = 5 per group) were representative of 2 independent experiments.