Antimalarial Property and Acute Toxicity of the Leaves of <i>Theobroma cacao</i> L.

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Phytoconstituents</td><td class="align_center">Result</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Tannins</td><td class="align_center">+</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Flavonoids</td><td class="align_center">+</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Reducing sugars</td><td class="align_center">+</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Saponins</td><td class="align_center">+</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Alkaloids</td><td class="align_center">+</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Triterpenoids</td><td class="align_center">+</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Sterols</td><td class="align_center">−</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Coumarins</td><td class="align_center">+</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>+: detected; −: not detected.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Phytochemical analysis of powdered leaves.</div>

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Table 4: Antimalarial Property and Acute Toxicity of the Leaves of <i>Theobroma cacao</i> L. 

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Antimalarial Property and Acute Toxicity of the Leaves of Theobroma cacao L.

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