In vivo antiplasmodial activity of byrsocarpus coccineus leaf extract in mice infected with plasmodium berghei

Authors :: J L Akpan
A. D. Essien
A. C. Bassey
Akuodor Godwin Christain
J.O.C. Ezeonwumelu
Basil Chukwuma Ezeokpo
Source :: Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. :78-83
Publication Year :: 2012
Publisher :: Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2012.
Abstract: Objective: To investigate the in vivo antiplasmodial activity of ethanolic leaf extract of Byrsocarpus coccineus in mice infected with Plasmodium berghei. Methods : Curative effect against established infection and suppressive activity against early infection were screened. Results: The extract (100,200 and 400 mg/kg, p.o.) has significant (p

Subjects :: Curative effect
Traditional medicine
biology
business.industry
Dose dependence
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
Median lethal dose
In vivo
parasitic diseases
Immunology
medicine
Plasmodium berghei
business
Malaria
Byrsocarpus coccineus

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