Evaluation of antimalaria activity and acute toxicity of Xetospongia sp

• Main Authors: Abdillah, Syamsudin, Noor, Noriah Mohd, Ahmad, Rahmatul Wahidah, Parama Cita, Yatnita
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Science Publications 2013
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine; RM300 Drugs and their action
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/35947/1/journal_malaria_syamsul.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/35947/; http://thescipub.com/ajpt.toc
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

We investigated the in vivo activity of extract of Xetospongia sp against Plasmodium berghei Strain ANKA and acute toxicity in mice. The ethanolic extracts of the Xetospongia sp (50-400 mg kg-1 day) were screened for blood schizonticidal against P. berghei strain ANKA in mice during early and esta...