Abstract

EVALUATION OF ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY OF SEEDS OF THESPESIA POPULNEA

Dr.R.Srinivasan, D.Rajesh Kumar*, Ch.Anil Kumar, A.Apparao, M.Asha Kumar, P.Bangaru Naidu, S.Chinnapullaiah and K.Mohan

ABSTRACT

Anthelmintics are the drugs used to eradicates or reside the number of helminthic parasites from intestinal tract or tissue of humans and other animals. The Anthelmintic activities of different extracts of Thespesia Populnea seeds were evaluated separately on adult Indian earthworm (Pheretima posthuma). It was found that ethanolic extract and aqueous extract of Thespesia Populnea seeds showed anthelminthic activities at a concentration of 100 mg/ml of each. The reference standard was Albendazole (60 mg/ml). The ethanolic seed extract of Thespesia Populnea showed better result compared to aqueous extract.

Keywords: Anthelmintics, Thespesia Populnea, Albendazole and pheretima Posthuma.