Research Article

In Vivo Antiplasmodial Activity of Terminalia mantaly Stem Bark Aqueous Extract in Mice Infected by Plasmodium berghei

Table 1

Extraction yields and antiplasmodial activity of T. mantaly crude extracts.

SpeciesPlant partsSolventsCodesYields (%) (μg/mL)

T. mantalyLeavesWaterTmlw23.11
MethanolTmlm29.50
HydroethanolTmlh-e27.71
EthanolTmle11.51>10.00
DCMTmld21.00
HexaneTmlh01.56>10.00
Stem barkWaterTmsbw19.57
MethanolTmsbm22.47
HydroethanolTmsbh-e29.08>10.00
EthanolTmsbe25.45>10.00
DCMTmsbd14.12
HexaneTmsbh2.00>10.00

Artemisinin (μM)

Data are presented as means of triplicate experiments. IC50: 50% inhibitory concentration; SD: standard deviation from triplicate experiments; Tm: Terminalia mantaly; l: leaf; sb: stem bark; r: roots. wWater, mmethanol, h-ehydroethanol 70%, eethanol, ddichloromethane (DCM), and hhexane.