Research Article

Inhibition of In Vivo Growth of Plasmodium berghei by Launaea taraxacifolia and Amaranthus viridis in Mice

Table 2

Percentage of parasite inhibitory activity of the methanolic extract of L. taraxacifolia and A. viridis on P. berghei.

Test groupParasite inhibition (%)Survival time/days
4th day of treatment8th day of treatment12th day of treatment

Negative control000
Group A36.75ā€‰
Group B40.37
Positive control45.6044.0456.12

Data are expressed as means SEM; .
significance at level of as compared to animal treated with chloroquine.