Antiplasmodial activity of seven plants used in African folk medicine

Abstract

Results are expressed as mean+ SD. The differences between experimental groups were

compared by one-way ANOVA (control Vs treatment) followed by Student-Neuman-Keuls

test and were considered statistically significant at P< 0.05. The number of acetic acid

induced writhings were significantly reduced by treatment with AO-1 in both the doses. The

effect was found to be more than that of the standard, diclofenac (20 mg/kg) at a dose of 100

mg/kg (Table 1). AO-1 pretreatment significantly reduced the paw edema in rats. The effect ...