Table 1. Effect of different concentrations of methanol extracts of some Nigerian savannah plants on motility of T. b. brucei and T. congolense.
|
S
/ No
|
Plants |
Part
Of Plant |
Time (Min) after which motility
ceased, reduced drastically
(*) or reduced slightly (**)
with different effective concentrations of extracts (mg/ml) |
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|
T.
b. brucei |
T.
congolense |
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|
4 |
2 |
0.4 |
4 |
2 |
0.4 |
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|
1 |
Adansonia digitata |
Root |
55** |
- |
- |
50 |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Leaves |
- |
- |
- |
SRM |
SRM |
- |
|
2 |
Afzelia africana |
Whole plant |
40** |
- |
- |
45** |
- |
- |
|
3 |
Anchomanes difformis |
Rhizome |
45 |
- |
- |
15** |
45** |
60** |
|
4 |
Annona senegalensis |
Root |
- |
- |
- |
30** |
50** |
- |
|
5 |
Anogeissus leiocarpus |
Root |
50* |
- |
- |
SRM |
SRM |
- |
|
6 |
Cassytha sp. |
Leaves |
25 |
55 |
- |
55** |
- |
- |
|
7 |
Guiera senegalensis |
Leaves |
NT |
NT |
NT |
SRM |
SRM |
- |
|
8 |
Khaya senegalensis |
Stem bark |
35 |
- |
- |
5 |
35 |
- |
|
9 |
Lannea kerstingii |
Root |
30 |
- |
- |
50* |
- |
- |
|
10 |
Lawsonia inermis |
Leaves |
- |
- |
- |
5* |
- |
- |
|
|
|
Root |
SRM |
SRM |
SRM |
NT |
NT |
NT |
|
11 |
Magnifera indica |
Root |
30** |
- |
- |
5** |
- |
- |
|
12 |
Mormordica balsamina |
Whole plant |
55* |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
13 |
Parkia clappertoniana |
Root |
55 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
14 |
Piliostigma
reticulatum |
Leaves |
5 |
- |
- |
30 |
- |
- |
|
|
Sterculia setigera |
Stem |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
15 |
Prosopis
africana |
Stem bark |
SRM |
SRM |
- |
40 |
- |
- |
|
16 |
Pseudocedrella kotschi |
Stem bark |
45* |
- |
- |
55* |
- |
- |
|
17 |
Saba florida |
whole plant |
- |
- |
- |
NT |
NT |
NT |
|
18 |
Securidaca longepedunculata |
Root |
5 |
20 |
50 |
5 |
5 |
30 |
|
19 |
|
Root |
SRM |
- |
- |
SRM |
SRM |
- |
|
20 |
Striga spp. |
Leaves |
40 |
- |
- |
10** |
45** |
- |
|
21 |
Tamarindus
indica |
Stem bark |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
22 |
Terminalia avicennioides |
Stem bark |
10 |
25 |
45 |
10 |
30 |
55 |
|
23 |
Vernonia Spp. |
Leaves |
35** |
- |
- |
SRM |
SRM |
- |
_ = No noticeable effect on motility after 60 minutes; SRM = slightly reduced motility; NT= not tested.