Anthelmintic Activities of  Glycosmis pentaphylla  and  Spondias pinnata

B. Gangarao; N. Jayaraju

Vol 1, No 1 (2009)
Pages: 91-96
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Anthelmintic Activities of Glycosmis pentaphylla and Spondias pinnata

B. Gangarao ^1*, N. Jayaraju ²

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Andhra University, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vizianagaram, India
Andhra University, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Visakhapatnam, India

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Extracts from Glycosmis pentaphylla ischolar_mains, and stem heart wood and bark of Spondias pinnata when tested in vitro , showed potent Anthelmintic activity on th e earthworm, Pheretima posthuma . Methanolic extract of G. pentaphylla was more active than its chloroform extract (p <0.001), while stem heart wood Methanolic extract of S. pinnata was als o more potent than the bark extract.