Antimalarial Effect of the Root of Silene macrosolen A. Rich (Caryophyllaceae) on Plasmodium-berghei-Infected Mice

Table 2

Percentage yield and physical properties of the crude extract and solvent fractions of S. macrosolen.

Extract/fractions	Nature of extract/fractions	Color of extract/fractions	Actual yield (g)	% yield (w/w)
Chloroform	Viscous	Brown	2	1.25
Ethyl acetate	Viscous	Brown	4	2.5
Aqueous	Solid powder	Whitish yellow	150	93.7
Crude extract	Solid powder	Whitish yellow	420	28