Rivina humilis L belongs to the Petiveriacea family and is also known as pigeon berry, dog blood, dogberry or blood berry. The leaves of the plant are utilised in traditional medicine for the treatment of various ailments. The berries are however underutilised. Betalains are the pigments responsible for the red colour of the fruit. The free radical scavenging activity and IC50 value (inhibitory concentration) of the berries were determined utilising the 2,2-diphenyl-1- picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay and total phenolics by the Folin-Ciocalteu assay.