The preliminary phytochemical screening carried out showed Musa sapientum peels contain some
secondary metabolites such as glycosides, alkaloids, saponins, volatile oil, flavonoids and tannins.
In general secondary metabolites present in plants have been reported by Rabe (2000) to be responsible for their
therapeutic activity. Singh and Bhat reported that flavonoids are responsible for the antimicrobial activity
associated with some ethnomedicinal plants.