It's recommended to extract as much as possible to avoid multiple extraction which could lead to irreproducible results, if your work will be done after phytochemical investigation and in-vitro testing you should start using 100-200 gm of extract and mix thoroughly with the amount of ethanol that would cover the surface of the powdered plant material (300-600 ml) and repeat the process for 3 times at least, However if you intend to isolate active components from extract you should start at least with 3 KG of plant material so that you would get good yield of the extract.