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Bioefficacy of Centella asiatica (Linnaeus) Urban on Plasmodium berghei Vincke and Lips, 1948

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Title: Bioefficacy of Centella asiatica (Linnaeus) Urban on Plasmodium berghei Vincke and Lips, 1948

Authors: H.S. Banyal, Vanita Devi, Nisha Devi

Journal: Asian journal of biological sciences

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Year: 2014

Volume: 7

Issue: 5

Language: en

DOI: 10.10.17311/ajbs.2014.238.241

Categories
Antimalarial Agents (6) Herbal Medicine (604) Pharmacology (22872) Immunology (7543) Parasitology (2240)

Abstract

Extracts of roots and leaves of Centella asiatica Linnaeus Urban were used to evaluate their antimalarial effect against Plasmodium berghei in vivo in a typical 4 day test. Alcohol soluble extracts were administered orally in experimental mice along with placebo controls. On day 4 parasitaemia in control group of mice was 21.541.75 while in mice treated with roots and leaves extracts showed 5.731.14 and 11.891.25 infection, respectively.

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