Antimalarial Activity of Nigella sativa L. Seed Extracts and Selection of Resistance in Plasmodium berghei ANKA in a Mouse Model

Table 8

Qualitative phytochemical investigation of the five extracts of N. sativa.

Phytochemical	EtOAc	MeOH
Phenols	−	+
Flavonoids	++	++
Tannins	+	+
Sterols	+	+
Alkaloids	++	++
Saponins	++	++
Glycosides	+	+
Terpenoids	++	++
Extract yield (%)	3.00	2.75

(++) strongly present, (+) weakly present, and (−) absent. Extract yield is expressed as percentage (%).