Antimicrobial and toxicological activities of five medicinal plant species from Cameroon Traditional Medicine

Table 1 Extraction yield (%) and results of phytochemical screening of various medicinal plant's extracts

Plant Material	Solvent	Extraction yield (%)	Alk	Tri	St	Ant	Fla	Pol	Sap	Tan	Cou	Gly	CG	RS
*Piptadeniastum africana* (Leaves)	HEX	0.60	+++	+++	++	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-
	ETA	0.15	++	+++	++	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+
	MEOH	1.75	-	+	+	-	++	++	-	+	++	++	++	++
*Cissus aralioides* (Leaves)	HEX	0.26	++	++	++	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+
	ETA	0.66	++	++	++	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+
	MEOH	0.65	+	+	+	-	-	-	-		++	++	++	++
*Hileria latifolia* (Leaves)	HEX	0.56	-	++	++	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-
	ETA	1.55	-	++	++	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-
	MEOH	4.05	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	+++	++	+++	+++
*Phyllanthus muellerianus* (stem bark)	HEX	0.34	-	++	++	++	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-
	ETA	0.53	-	-	-	-					+	+	+	+
	MEOH	1.81	+	+	+	++	++	++	-	-	+	+	+	+
*Gladiolus gregasius Baker* (Bulbs)	HEX	0.71	++	++	++	++	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-
	ETA	0.73	++	++	++	++	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	++
	MEOH	8.95	+	+	+	+	-	-	++	+	-	++	++	++

Key: HEX: hexane; ETA: Ethylacetate; MEOH: Methanol; Alk: Alkaloids; Tri: Triterpens; St: Sterols; Ant: Anthraquinons; Fla: Flavonoids; Pol: Polyphenols; Sap: Saponins; Tan: Tannins; Cou: Coumarins; Gly: Glycosides; CG: Cardiac glycosides; RS: Reducing sugarss
+++: abundantly found; ++: averagely found; +: trace

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