EVALUATION OF ANTHELMINTHIC ACTIVITY OF LEAVES OF QUISQUALIS INDICA
D. S. K. Sarma*, Dr. R. Srinivasan, D. Rajesh Kumar, D. Nagajyothi, V. Prabhavathi, M. Santhi Bai
ABSTRACT
Anthelminthics are the drugs used to eradicates or reside the number of
helminthic parasites from intestinal tract or tissue of humans and other
animals. The Anthelminthic activities of different leaf extracts of
Quisqualis Indica were evaluated separately on adult Indian earthworm
(Pheritima posthuma). It was found that methanolic extract and
aqueous extract of Quisqualis Indica showed anthelminthic activities
at a concentration of 60 mg/ml of each. The reference standard was
Albendazole (60 mg/ml).The methanolic extract of Quisqualis Indica
showed better result compared to aqueous extract.
Keywords: Anthelminthics, Quisqualis Indica, Albendazole and pherithema Posthuma.
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