Antiplasmodial Activity of Aqueous leaf Extract of Cymbopogon citratus against Plasmodium falciparum Infected Rats

Shekins Osheke Okere; Janet Olayemi Sangodele; Eunice Ogunwole; Moses Dele Adams; Mercy Omoye Shafe

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Antiplasmodial Activity of Aqueous leaf Extract of Cymbopogon citratus against Plasmodium falciparum Infected Rats

Shekins Osheke Okere, Janet Olayemi Sangodele, Eunice Ogunwole, Moses Dele Adams, Mercy Omoye Shafe

Published in American Journal of Biomedical and Life Sciences (Volume 2, Issue 3)

Received: 9 June 2014 Accepted: 20 June 2014 Published: 10 July 2014

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In Nigeria, malaria is a major public health problem and there are high cost of the effective antimalarial drugs, poor quality drugs and increased emergence of Plasmodial resistance. Thus, there is a need for alternative source of medicine in malaria treatment and prevention. The antimalarial potential of aqueous leaf extracts of Cymbopogon citratus was investigated in this present study. Twenty five Swiss albino rats with average weight of 30.80g were distributed into five groups (A, B, C, D and E) with five mice per group. Group B was infected with 0.2 ml O+ human parasitized blood of Plasmodium falciparum and 0.1ml Chloroquine (Bini Laboratories Pvt Ltd). Group C, D, and E were infected with 0.2 ml O+ human parasitized blood of Plasmodium falciparum treated with 40 mg/kg, 80 mg/kg and 120 mg/kg of Cymbopogon citratus extracts respectively for three days. The mice infected with 0.2 ml O+ human parasitized blood of Plasmodium falciparum were observed for 72 hours for general symptoms of malaria. The mice tail was punctured, blood was examined under light microscope (x10) resolution) and several malaria parasites were found. Significant decrease of parasitemia levels was observed in 120 mg/kg body weight treated group compared to 0.1 ml Chloroquine the positive control. The result showed that Cymbopogon citratus possessed a good antimalarial property and can be use for prophylactic and chemotherapeutic purposes.

Published in	American Journal of Biomedical and Life Sciences (Volume 2, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajbls.20140203.12
Page(s)	60-64
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Cymbopogon citratus, Chloroquine, Blood, Plasmodium falciparum

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Shekins Osheke Okere, Janet Olayemi Sangodele, Eunice Ogunwole, Moses Dele Adams, Mercy Omoye Shafe. Antiplasmodial Activity of Aqueous leaf Extract of Cymbopogon citratus against Plasmodium falciparum Infected Rats. Am J Biomed Life Sci. 2014;2(3):60-64. doi: 10.11648/j.ajbls.20140203.12

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Shekins Osheke Okere

Department of Biochemistry, Bingham University, Karu, Nigeria
Janet Olayemi Sangodele

Department of Biochemistry, Bingham University, Karu, Nigeria
Eunice Ogunwole

Department of Physiology, Bingham University, Karu, Nigeria
Moses Dele Adams

Department of Biochemistry, Bingham University, Karu, Nigeria
Mercy Omoye Shafe

Department of Physiology, Bingham University, Karu, Nigeria

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