Research Article
In Vitro Antiplasmodial Activity and Cytotoxicity of Extracts of Selected Medicinal Plants Used by
Traditional Healers of Western Cameroon
Table 1
Plant parts used and their extraction yields.
| | No. | Scientific name (Family) | Local name (Locality) | Part used | Solvent | Extraction yield (% w/w) |
| | 1 | Cuviera longiflora (Rubiaceae) | ND | Leaves | CH2Cl2/MeOH (1 : 1) | 1.40 |
| | 2 | Dacryodes edulis (Burseraceae) | Zo’o (Batcham) | Leaves | CH2Cl2/MeOH (1 : 1) | 1.68 |
| | 3 | Eucalyptus globules (Myrtaceae) | Klatusse (Batcham) | Leaves | CH2Cl2/MeOH (1 : 1) | 2.02 |
| | 4 | | | Whole plan | CH2Cl2 | 0.86 | | Kotschya speciosa (Leguminoceae) | ND | Aerial part | Hexane | 0.52 | | | Aerial part | CH2Cl2 | 0.64 |
| | 5 | Coula edulis (Olacaceae) | Walnut (Batcham) | Stem bark | MeOH | 0.78 |
| | 6 | Vernonia amygdalina (Asteraceae) | Bitter leaf (Batcham) | Leaves | CH2Cl2 | 1.75 | | Root bark | CH2Cl2 | 1.85 |
| | 7 | Vismia guinensis (Asteraceae) | ND | Stem bark | CH2Cl2
CH2Cl2/MeOH (1 : 1) | 1.12
1.84 |
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CH2Cl2/MeOH (1 : 1): methylene chloride/methanol mixture (1 : 1); CH2Cl2: methylene chloride; MeOH: methanol; %w/w: percentage weight/Weight; ND: not determined.
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