Research Article

Antimalarial Activity of Stem Bark of Periploca linearifolia during Early and Established Plasmodium Infection in Mice

Table 4

PCV of P. linearifolia-treated mice during the 4-day suppressive test.

ExtractPCV0PCV4% change

D/water 10 ml/kg
Chloroquine 25 mg/kg
PL200 mg/kg
PL400 mg/kg
PL600 mg/kg

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM; ; compared to distilled water treated group, bcompared to chloroquine 25 mg/kg, , , and . PCV0: pretreatment value on day 0; PCV4: posttreatment value on day four; PL: crude extract of P. linearifolia; PCV: packed cell volume.