Table 5 Effect of leaf extract and fractions of S. officinarum on rectal temperatures of mice infected with P. berghei during established infection.

From: In vitro and in vivo antimalarial activity and chemical profiling of sugarcane leaves

Treatment

Dose (mg/kg)

Rectal temperature (°C)

D0

D3

D7

Control

34.9 ± 0.5

35.2 ± 0.02

35.8 ± 0.1

Extract

170

34.7 ± 0.1

35.4 ± 0.10

35.8 ± 0.1

340

35.1 ± 0.3

35.3 ± 0.02

35.7 ± 0.1

510

34.7 ± 0.2

35.3 ± 0.1

35.8 ± 0.1

n-Hexane fraction

340

34.9 ± 0.3

35.3 ± 0.1

35.8 ± 0.1

DCM fraction

340

34.4 ± 0.1

35.3 ± 0.1

35.7 ± 0.04

Ethyl acetate fraction

340

35.0 ± 0.1

35.1 ± 0.03

35.7 ± 0.1

n-Butanol fraction

340

35.0 ± 0.2

35.3 ± 0.1

35.8 ± 0.1

Chloroquine

5

35.2 ± 0.3

35.4 ± 0.1

35.2 ± 0.1

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM, n = 6.