Table 2.
Percentage yields of plant extracts using methanol and chloroform.
| Plant species | Solvent | Plant part used | Weight of sample (g) | Dry weight of extract (g) | Yield (%) |
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| C. macrostachyus Del. | Methanol | Leaf | 100 | 16.16 | 16.16% |
| Chloroform | Leaf | 100 | 18.33 | 18.33% | |
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| C. aurea (Ait.) Benth. | Methanol | Leaf | 100 | 17.33 | 17.33% |
| Chloroform | Leaf | 100 | 10 | 10% | |
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| W. somnifera (L.) Dunal | Methanol | Root | 100 | 14.16 | 14.16% |
| Chloroform | Root | 100 | 21.3 | 21.3% | |
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| E. brucei Schwein. | Methanol | Leaf | 100 | 11.6 | 11.6% |
| Chloroform | Leaf | 100 | 16.66 | 16.66% | |
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| N. tabacum L. | Methanol | Leaf | 100 | 9.3 | 9.3% |
| Chloroform | Leaf | 100 | 13.3 | 13.3% | |