In Vivo Antimalarial Activity of Leaf Latex of Aloe melanacantha against Plasmodium berghei Infected Mice

Table 1

Preliminary phytochemical screening of the leaf latex of Aloe melanacantha.

Phytochemical components of qualitative analysis	Leaf latex of Aloe melanacantha
Alkaloids	—
Anthraquinones	+++
Flavonoids	++
Glycoside	++
Saponins	++
Tannins	+
Terpenoids	++

+++ = strong presence; ++ medium presence; + = low presence; — = absence.