In Vivo Antimalarial Activity of Crude Fruit Extract of Capsicum frutescens Var. Minima (Solanaceae) against Plasmodium berghei-Infected Mice

Figure 1

Changes in packed cell volume of mice infected with P. berghei and treated with the 80% methanolic crude fruit extract of Capsicum frutescens. Values are described as (). D₀: pretreatment value on day 0; D₄: posttreatment value on day four; TW: 2% Tween 80; CQ: chloroquine base; 80ME: 80% methanol extract; PCV: packed cell volume. ^vCompared to TW 10 ml/kg; ^wcompared to 100 mg/kg; ^xcompared to 200 mg/kg; ^ycompared to 400 mg/kg; ^zcompared to CQ10; . The numbers in rectangles shown across the graph represent the difference in mean PCV between D₀ and D₄.