COMPARATIVE ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY OF AEGLE MARMELOS LINN LEAVES AND CARICA PAPAYA LINN LEAVES
Manali M. Bhide* and Sachin A. Nitave
ABSTRACT
In the present work, experiments were conducted to evaluate the possible anthelmintic effects of alcoholic & aqueous extracts of Aegle marmelos leaves and alcoholic & aqueous extracts of Carica papaya Linn leaves on Indian earthworm (Pheretima posthuma) at 20mg/ml concentration. Results were expressed in terms of time for paralysis and time for death of worms. Albendazole was used as a standard and Distill water as a control group. The result revealed that leaves extracts of Aegle marmelos has better activity than Carica papaya Linn leaves extracts.
Keywords: Anthelmintic, Pheretima posthuma, Aegle marmelos, Carica Papaya, alcoholic, Albendazole.
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