Antimalarial activity of Syzygium guineense during early and established Plasmodium infection in rodent models

Table 4 Effect of S. guineense extract on survival time in the suppressive test

Treatment	Group	Dose	Mean Survival times (days)
DW (negative control)	Group I	0.5 ml	7 ± 0.70
S. guineense leaf extract	Group II	200 mg/kg	8 ± 1.73^ns
	Group III	400 mg/kg	8.2 ± 1.30^ns
	Group IV	600 mg/kg	10.8 ± 2.59^*
Chloroquine (standard)	Group V	10 mg/kg	28 ± 0.00^{, , , **}

DW distilled water
Values are expressed as means ± SEM, n = 5, ns = not significant, ^* = p < 0.05 compared to negative control, ^** = p < 0.05 compared to 200 mg/kg, ^*** = p < 0.05 compared to 400 mg/kg, ^**** = p < 0.05 compared to 600 mg/kg of the extract

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