The stem bark of S. kunthianum plant was collected from around Bonaya kebele, Wayu Tuka district, East Wollega Zone, Ethiopia and air dried. The herbarium specimen was identi ed by Dr.Tena Regasa at Biology Department, Wollega University, Ethiopia; where a voucher specimen was deposited for reference. Three solvents were used for polarity gradient extraction of stem bark of the S.kunthainum using conventional extraction technique, i.e. maceration, starting from petroleum ether, ethyl acetate, and methanol. About 350 grams of ne powder of stem bark of S.kunthainum was placed in 2000 mL conical ask and extracted with 1500 ml of Petroleum ether for 48 hours while shaking. Following this solvent extraction supernatant was ltered with lter paper (Whatman
no 1 lter paper,) into ltrate and marc. The ltrate was kept for concentration but the Marc was allowed to dry at room temperature and the process of extraction was repeated with Ethyl acetate and methanol in the same manner successively.
Solvents were removed from the ltrate by rotary evaporator (rotovap) (Buchi
R-210 Rotavapor System) under reduced pressure and crude extracts were collected separately and made to dry at room temperature and the dried masses were weighed and the percentage yield was calculated and stored in refrigerator below 4°C [10] , until used for preliminary qualitative phytochemical analysis and microbial assay.
Ameja L.B., Ayana M.T., Derese Z.B., Tariku Y., Yihun F.A., Kassa M.T., & Bahiru L.A. (2022). Qualitative phytochemical exploration guided in vitro antibacterial activity studies on crude stem bark extract of stereospermum kunthainum (Bignoniaceae).