Table 3.

Extraction yields and phytochemical composition of the plant extracts

Plant extract (used part)	Extraction yield (%)	Phytochemicals groups
		Alkaloids	Triterpenes	Sterols	Flavonoids	Polyphenols	Saponins
A. boonei (leaves)	15.8 %	-	-	+	-	+	+
A. boonei (bark)	9.65 %	+	+	+	+	+	+
A. conyzoïdes (whole plant)	8.52 %	-	+	+	-	-	+
C. macrostachys (Leaves)	12.72 %	-	+	+	-	+	+
C. obtusifolia (whole plant)	7.11 %	+	+	+	+	+	+
C. roseus (leaves)	6.89 %	+	-	+	+	+	+
C. roseus (stem)	4.23 %	+	+	+	+	+	-
P. pinnata (leaves)	10.84 %	-	+	+	-	+	+
P. pinnata (stem)	5.47 %	-	+	+	-	+	+

+: presence; −: absence