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

From: Filaricidal activities on Onchocerca ochengi and Loa loa, toxicity and phytochemical screening of extracts of Tragia benthami and Piper umbellatum

Plant name

Plant part (dry weight)

Parameter

Hexane (hex) extracts

Methylene chloride (mc) extracts

Methanol (met) extracts

Tragia benthami

Leaves (L) (131.05 g)

Extract code

TBLhex

TBLmc

TBLmet

Yield (%)

4.20

1.31

0.08

Roots (R) (83.21 g)

Extract code

TBRhex

TBRmc

TBRmet

Yield (%)

0.29

0.24

0.60

Piper umbellatum

Leaves (L) (75.70 g)

Extract code

PULhex

PULmc

PULmet

Yield (%)

2.97

1.78

0.61

Roots (R) (75.70 g)

Extract code

PURhex

PURmc

PURmet

Yield (%)

1.88

1.51

0.62

Seeds (S) (33.54 g)

Extract code

PUShex

PUSmc

PUSmet

Yield (%)

0.54

01.19

ND

  1. TBL Tragia benthami leaves, TBR Tragia benthami roots, PUL Piper umbellatum leaves, PUR Piper umbellatum roots, PUS Piper umbellatum seeds, hex hexane, mc methylene chloride, met methanol, ND not done