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shown abortive effects, specifically implantation, premature infant losses, and paralyzing sperm activities. The chemical composition analysis of Ruta Graveolens listed 50-120 different compounds among which Kuzovkina in his 2004 publication found coumarins and xanthotoxins as the toxic infertility drugs known to man. The most active component of Ruta Graveolens extract is chalepensin, widely known as an anti-fertility drug in mammals. In cultural medicine, Ruta Graveolens is still used as an anti-inflammation, anticancer, antioxidant, antidiabetic, antibacterial, and antifungal medicine. Figure 1 shows a picture of Ruta Graveolens grown in our laboratory.

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In this solvent selection experiment, liquid-solid extraction was utilized to separate dried Moringa oleifera leaves using a binary solvent mixture of ethanol and water. This process of using 0-100% ethanol in water worked as a binary solvent for both polar and nonpolar solutes. A negligible amount of reaction occurred as the two miscible solvents were mixed, as they are both highly polar and have similar pKa values. A chemical extraction experiment was performed, Results indicated that the 60-65% ethanol-water combination is a better solvent for the extraction. Mover ever, using this method, the following several medicinal compounds were identified: fiber and polysaccharide products (75.49%), fats and waxes (3.085%), phenolics and terpenoids (12.975%), and alkaloids (8.450%). All these results indicate that the dried leaves have a large quantity of fiber and many vitamins and nutrients embedded in the plant.