Table 3 Hemoglobin level, rectal temperature, body weight and parasite load of infected Swiss albino mice treated with crude khat extract

Control

36.2 ± 0.09

38.16 ± 0.14

−1.96

17.6 ± 0.78

15.3 ± 0.13

2.3

24.8 ± 0.26

22.6 ± 0.33

2.2

100 mg/kg

36.7 ± 0.12

38.2 ± 0.26

−1.5

18.2 ± 0.04

16.3 ± 0.37

1.9

25.4 ± 0.73

23.1 ± 0.41

2.3

500 mg/kg

36.9 ± 0.32

37.5 ± 0.04

−0.6

17.9 ± 0.01

15.1 ± 0.53

2.8

26 ± 1.06

23.8 ± 0.158

2.2

1000 mg/kg

36.5 ± 0.15

37.3 ± 0.22

−0.8

18.5 ± 0.36

15.2 ± 0.25

3.3

25 ± 0.49

23.2 ± 0.14

1.8

CQ (25 mg/kg)

36.7 ± 0.07

36.5 ± 0.13

0.2

18.3 ± 0.44

18.1 ± 0.09

0.2

27 ± 0.37

26.4 ± 0.28

0.6