EXTRACTION, CHARACTERIZATION AND ACTIVITY OF CAPSICUM ANNUM ON RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

This study report was on plant of Capsicum annum, widely cultivated Capsicum annum important as a vegetable and spice crop world-wide,it is one of the most diverse crops. The aim of this study was to investigate, extraction and characterization of Capsicum Annuum. The characterization by preliminary study, extraction of chemical constituents from the plant and find out the chemical constituents which help in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long lasting inflammatory disorder characterized by joint swelling, joint compassion, and devastation of synovial joints, leading to severe disability and premature mortality it shows limited motion and function of joints. Keywords: Capsicum Annum, , Soxhelation Extraction, Characterization, Rheumatoid arthritis.