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Table 3 Effect of hydroethanolic crude extract of Ajuga remota on body weight and PCV of Plasmodium berghei infected mice in 4 day suppressive test

From: In vivo antiplasmodial activity and toxicological assessment of hydroethanolic crude extract of Ajuga remota

Treatment

Dose (mg/kg)

Body weight in grams

Packed cell volume

Day 0

Day 4

% ∆W

Day 0

Day 4

% ∆PCV

Crude extract

NC

23.0 ± 1.09

21.0 ± 1.55*

−8.69

54.0 ± 2.61

49.0 ± 1.58*

−9.26

30

24.1 ± 1.61

23.3 ± 1.88

−3.32

53.0 ± 1.47

51.0 ± 4.16

−3.77

50

22.0 ± 0.89

22.3 ± 1.17

1.36

54.0 ± 6.07

52.33 ± 7.05

−3.09

100

23.2 ± 1.39

23.7 ± 0.93

2.16

52.0 ± 6.17

51.33 ± 2.94

−1.28

CQ

25.0 ± 1.77

25.8 ± 0.91

3.20

51.0 ± 2.41

50.83 ± 2.35

−0.33

  1. Results presented as mean ± SD; n = 6
  2. % ∆W, increment in weight; % ∆PCV, % increment in packed cell volume
  3. * Significant difference between Day 0 and Day 4 (P < 0.05)