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Antimalarial Activities of Hydromethanolic Crude Extract and Chloroform Fraction of Gardenia ternifolia Leaves in Plasmodium berghei Infected Mice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gardenia ternifolia is utilized in traditional medicine of Ethiopia for malaria treatment and possessing in vitro antimalarial activity. However, no in vivo study was conducted to substantiate the claim. The aim of this study was to judge the antimalarial activity of Gardenia ternifolia extract in vivo in Plasmodium berghei-infected mice.

Methods

Plasmodium berghei was inoculated to healthy mice, and hydromethanolic crude extract and chloroform fraction of G. ternifolia leaves at 100?mg/kg/day, 200?mg/kg/day, and 400?mg/kg/day were administered. Percent parasitemia inhibition, percent change in bodyweight, hemoglobin level, and mean survival time were determined. Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA followed by post hoc Tukey HSD test with IBM SPSS software version 20.0 statistical package and P < 0.05 considered as statistically significant.

Results

The chemosuppressive test of hydromethanolic crude extract at 100?mg/kg/day, 200?mg/kg/day, and 400?mg/kg/day ranged from 27.09% to 67.72%, and chloroform fraction had 35.21%-78.19% parasitemia suppression, respectively. For curative test on day 5, hydromethanolic crude extract at 100?mg/kg/day, 200?mg/kg/day, and 400?mg/kg/day ranged from 25.58% to 48.76%, chloroform fraction at 100?mg/kg/day, 200?mg/kg/day, and 400?mg/kg/day and chloroquine base at 10?mg/kg showed 46.36%-74.42% and 92.87% percent parasitemia inhibition, respectively, and also the results to both tests were highly significant (P < 0.001) compared to the negative control. Maximum effects on chemosuppressive, curative, prevention of weight loss, and reduction in hemoglobin were observed at higher doses of the hydromethanolic crude extract and chloroform fraction.

Conclusion

From this study, hydromethanolic crude extract and chloroform fraction of G. ternifolia leaves have shown promising antimalarial activity. The findings support the traditional claim of G. ternifolia leaves for malaria treatment; however, species variation could also limit such a straightforward extrapolation of the findings of this study in humans.

SUBMITTER: Aragaw TJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7785367 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Antimalarial Activities of Hydromethanolic Crude Extract and Chloroform Fraction of <i>Gardenia ternifolia</i> Leaves in <i>Plasmodium berghei</i> Infected Mice.

Aragaw Tezera Jemere TJ Afework Dessie Tegegne DT Getahun Kefyalew Ayalew KA

Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM 20201229

<h4>Background</h4><i>Gardenia ternifolia</i> is utilized in traditional medicine of Ethiopia for malaria treatment and possessing in vitro antimalarial activity. However, no in vivo study was conducted to substantiate the claim. The aim of this study was to judge the antimalarial activity of <i>Gardenia ternifolia</i> extract in vivo in <i>Plasmodium berghei</i>-infected mice.<h4>Methods</h4><i>Plasmodium berghei</i> was inoculated to healthy mice, and hydromethanolic crude extract and chlorofo ...[more]

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