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. 2014 Jan 28;11(2):452–457. doi: 10.4314/ajtcam.v11i2.32

Table 1.

Extraction yield and phytochemical composition of the plant extracts

Solvents Plant part Yield (%) Alkaloids Flavonoids Tannins Steroids Trepenoids
Ethanol Bark 3.96 + + +
Roots 4.82 + + +
Water Bark 2.23 + + +
Roots 5.50 + + +
DCM Bark 18.17 + +
Roots 13.20 + +
EA Bark 1.69 + +
Roots 2.77 + + +
Chloroform Bark 8.30 + +
Roots 6.52 +

(+): present; (−): Absent;* the yield was calculated as the ratio of the mass of the obtained extract/mass of the plant powder.