Effects of Vernonia amygdalina methanol leaf extract and fractions on Ascaridia galli in experimentally infected birds with regard to its pathological effect

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Table 2 Yield and percentage yield extract and fractions of powdered leaf of Vernonia amygdalina after extraction and partitioning

Substance	Quantity subjected to extraction/solvent	Resultant extracts and fractions	Yield (g)	% Yield
Powdered leaf	3.5 kg/methanol	CME	280.0	8.00
AMF	150 g/Butanol	BF	42.0	28.00
AMF	150/Ethylacetate	EAF	9.0	6.00

CME, crude methanol extracts; EAF, ethyl acetate fraction; BF, butanol fraction; HF, hexane fraction; AMF, aqueous methanol fraction