Table 12.

Summary of the drying methods applied to the sample leaves.

Drying Methods	Drying Process
Sun-drying	Samples were exposed to sunlight for 1 week
Shade-drying	Samples were dried in room temperature at 22–25 °C and humidity levels between 30% and 50% for 1 week
Microwave-drying	Samples were put in a microwave dryer (Samsung, Seoul, Korea) at atmospheric pressure and 160 W power (three times, 2 min each time)
Oven-drying	Samples were put in an oven (Protech, Selangor, Malaysia) at 50 °C for 24 h
Freeze-drying	Samples were frozen at −80 °C for 48 h, and then put in a freeze-dryer (Labconco, Kansas City, MO, USA) for 24 h