In Vitro Antiplasmodial Activities and Synergistic Combinations of Differential Solvent Extracts of the Polyherbal Product, Nefang

Table 1

Constituent plants of Nefang: voucher numbers, common names, parts used, collection, and extraction yield.

Plant family and species; (voucher specimen number)	Common name (part used)	Place of harvest	Extraction
			Ethanol yield (%)	Aqueous yield (%)
Anacardiaceae; Mangifera indica Linnaeus; (TN6225)	Mango (bark and leaves)	Mballa II, Yaoundé	5.40 and 8.05^*#	5.52 and 6.20
Myrtaceae; Psidium guajava Linnaeus; (TN6226)	Guava (leaves)	Nkomo, Yaoundé	7.88	5.84
Caricaceae; Carica papaya L. papaya; (TN6227)	Pawpaw (leaves)	Nkoabang, Yaoundé	7.94	6.59**
Poaceae; Cymbopogon citratus; (DC. Ex Nees) Stapf; (TN6228)	Lemon grass or fever grass	Kombone, Kumba	6.70	5.80
Rutaceae; Citrus sinensis (Linnaeus); Osbeck (pro sp.); [maxima reticula] (TN6229)	Sweet orange (leaves)	Mamfe	4.85	3.28
Lamiaceae; Ocimum gratissimum; Linnaeus (TN6230)	Wild basil or mosquito plant (leaves)	Buea	5.63	4.64

#Highest extraction yield; *highest ethanol extraction yield; **highest aqueous extraction yield.