The fresh root of M.oleifera was
collected from the Department of Forestry
Resources Management field plot,
University of Ibadan, Nigeria. A sharp knife
was used to peel- off the fresh root-bark,
which was ground in a mortal to obtain
macerated samples. Moringa oleifera was
identified and authenticated at the
Department of Forestry Resources
Management, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Fifty grammes (50g) of macerated fresh
root-bark of M. oleifera was weighed into a
conical flask and 100mls of distilled water
was added and shaken before filtration
using a dry Whatman filter paper into a
graduated 1L measuring cylinder to obtain
cold water extract. This was then stored at
40C until used as described by Adewole
(2002).