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Asian Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2014 | Volume: 7 | Issue: 3 | Page No.: 131-134
DOI: 10.17311/ajbs.2014.131.134
Antimalarial Effect of Extracts of Arisaema jacquemontii Bl. On Plasmodium berghei Vincke and Lips (1948)
H.S. Banyal, Amit Tandon and Monica Nainta

Abstract: Extracts of tuber, leaves and fruits from Arisaema jacquemontii Bl. (Himalayan or Jacquemont’s cobra lily) were evaluated for their antimalarial properties against Plasmodium berghei (NK-65) maintained in white Swiss mice, Mus musculus (BALB/c). Peter’s 4 day test was employed and animals were administered to ethanol prepared extracts of plant parts orally. Extracts significantly inhibited multiplication of Plasmodium berghei. Tuber extract inhibited about 70% propagation of parasite followed by leaves and fruit while no parasite was seen in the smears of chloroquine treated mice.

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H.S. Banyal, Amit Tandon and Monica Nainta, 2014. Antimalarial Effect of Extracts of Arisaema jacquemontii Bl. On Plasmodium berghei Vincke and Lips (1948). Asian Journal of Biological Sciences, 7: 131-134.

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