Table 1. Brine shrimp lethality and percentage yields of F005 (90% aqueous methanol fraction) from various plant parts of Asimina triloba.

Plant part extractedLC50 (ppm)2Yield of F005 (%)
Twigsy0.042 (0.02-0.09)1.78
Unripe fruitx0.060 (0.03-0.08)5.11
Root woodw0.060 (0.03-0.08)1.27
Seedv0.065 (0.03-0.10)4.03
Stem barkx,u0.077 (0.04-0.12)2.71
Stem barky,u0.102 (0.06-0.15)1.96
Stem barky0.104 (0.03-0.20)2.52
Root barkw0.135 (0.09-0.21)2.72
Whole stem: wood, bark and leavesy0.202 (0.14-0.31)1.60
Stem woody4.86 (0.37-11.93)0.90
Leavesy53.6 (33-82)4.36

Ratnayake, S., J.K. Rupprecht, W.M. Potter, and J.L. M cL aughlin. 1993.