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Table 1 Plant parts and yield of crude extracts obtained with the different solvents

From: Selective activity of extracts of Margaritaria discoidea and Homalium africanum on Onchocerca ochengi

Plant part (dry weight in grams)

Extracting solvent

  

Hexane (H)

Methylene chloride (C)

Ethyl acetate (E)

Methanol (M)

Margaritaria discoidea

Leaves (L)

(127.6)

Code

MLH

MLC

MLE

MLM

 

% Yield

0.86

1.57

0.94

2.12

Stem bark (B)

(441.7)

Code

MBH

MBC

MBE

MBM

 

% Yield

0.18

0.36

0.63

0.79

Roots (R)

(342.8)

Code

MRH

MRC

MRE

MRM

 

% Yield

0.58

0.26

0.20

0.20

Homalium africanum

Leaves (L)

(164.0)

Code

HLH

HLC

HLE

HLM

 

% Yield

1.65

1.59

0.37

1.46

  1. * The three letter codes represent the 'plant, plant part, and solvent' respectively e.g. MLH represents 'Margaritaria discoidea, leaves, hexane' extract. The extraction solvent and plant part letter codes are shown in parentheses. The yields of crude extract range from 0.18% in Margaritaria discoidea stem bark hexane extract (MBH) to 2.12% in Margaritaria discoidea leaves methanol extract (MLM).
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