Validation of Antimycobacterial Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Three Districts of the Limpopo Province (South Africa)

Table 4

Total activity values (mL/g) of selected plant species against M. smegmatis after 24 hours of incubation at 37°C.

Extractant	Total activity (mL/g)
	A. dimidiata	A. afra	C. hereroense	L. javanica	Z. capense	Average
Hexane	n/a	n/a	20	13	150	61
DCM	21	9	6	23	110	34
Acetone	12	5	4	10	30	12
Methanol	11	11	5	7	na	9
Average	15	8	9	13	97

Key: no activity (n/a).