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

Table 3

Preliminary qualitative phytochemical screening of the 80% methanolic fruit crude extract of Capsicum frutescens.

Phytochemicals	Test result
Alkaloids
Tannins
Saponins
Flavonoids
Terpenoids
Steroids	x
Glycosides

x: shows absence of phytoconstituents; : shows presence of phytoconstituents.