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

Table 2

Changes in weight and rectal temperature of mice infected with P. berghei and treated with the 80% methanolic crude fruits extract of Capsicum frutescens.

Group	Weight (g)			Temperature (°C)
	D0	D4	Change	D0	D4	Change
CON
CFE100			^v^x^y^z^			^v^x^y^z^
CFE200			^v^w^y^z^			^v^w^y^z^
CFE400			^v^w^x^z^			^v^w^x^z^
CQ10			^v^			^v^

Values are described as (). D₀: pretreatment value on day 0; D₄: posttreatment value on day four; CON: negative control; CFE: crude fruit extract of 80% methanol; CQ: chloroquine base. ^vCompared to CON; ^wcompared to 100 mg/kg; ^xcompared to 200 mg/kg; ^ycompared to 400 mg/kg; ^zcompared to CQ10; ^{^}. In the first column, numbers next to letters (10, 100, 200, and 400) represent dose in mg/kg.