PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION AND ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY OF VARIOUS LEAF EXTRACTS OF PTEROCARPUS MARSUPIUM ROXB.
*Sangram K. Panda, Ram P. Padhy, Gayatri D. Rout Ray, Dibya C . Hial
ABSTRACT
The objective of present work was to phytochemical investigation and evaluate the anthelmintic activity of ethanol, ethyl acetate, n-butanol and petroleum ether extract of Leaves of Pterocarpus marsupium using Indian earthworms Pheretimaposthuma as test worm. Various concentrations of each extracts were tested. which involved determination of paralysis time and death time of the worm. albendazole. (10mg/ml) was used as a reference standard. The result of present study indicates that.Among all the extract, petroleum ether & ethanol showed dose dependant & significant anthelminitic activity as compared to reference drug albendazole. And all so petroleum ether
extract showed better activity. From phytochemical study it indicate that maximum phytoconstituents were present in all the extract, it was proved the traditional uses and important of this plant.
Keywords: Pterocarpus marsupium; anthelmintic activity; albendazole.
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