Research Article

Antimalarial Activity of Nigella sativa L. Seed Extracts and Selection of Resistance in Plasmodium berghei ANKA in a Mouse Model

Table 4

Mean of parasitemia, % parasitemia suppression, and survival time after treatment termination.

Drug/extractDose (mg/kg)Mean ± SD parasitemia (%)% suppression of parasiteMean survival time (days)

MeOH1257.18 ± 0.7356.2910.50 ± 0.58
2505.58 ± 0.3966.0511.25 ± 0.96
5004.03 ± 0.6775.5216.25 ± 0.96

EtOAc1256.75 ± 0.3159.0211.00 ± 0.82
2504.72 ± 0.1971.2712.40 ± 1.14
5004.04 ± 0.8775.315.60 ± 1.52

CQ1.20 ± 0.2392.5928.25 ± 1.50

Vehicle16.45 ± 3.085.00 ± 0.82

The results are expressed as mean ± SD.