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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. [Download Article] [Download Certifiate] |