Research Article

Antimalarial Activity of Tinospora baenzigeri against Plasmodium berghei-Infected Mice

Table 3

Effect of Tinospora baenzigeri on packed cell volume of Plasmodium berghei-infected mice.

TestDose% PCV (D0)% PCV (D4)% change

Untreated10 ml/kg51.7 ± 1.2440.2 ± 1.47−22.24
Extract100 mg/kg52.6 ± 1.1751.2 ± 1.29−2.66
250 mg/kg53.4 ± 1.9252.7 ± 1.42−1.31
500 mg/kg52.2 ± 1.1851.9 ± 1.37−0.57
CQ10 mg/kg51.1 ± 1.2950.9 ± 1.56−0.39

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