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Anthelmintic Activity of Smilex zeylanica Leaf


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1 Department of Pharmacognosy, Jeypore College of Pharmacy, Rondapalli, (K) Orissa-764002, India
2 Jeypore College of Pharmacy, Rondapalli, (K) Orissa-764002, India
     

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Petroleum Ether, diethyl ether, chloroform, and alcoholic extract of leaves of Smilex zeylanica were evaluated separately for anthelmintic activity on adult Indian earthworms, Pheretima posithuma; the results revealed that the alcoholic extract produced significant anthelmintic activity. The activities are comparable with the reference drug Piperazine citrate.

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Anthelmintic Activity, Extracts, Pheretima posithuma, Piperazine Citrate.
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Qureshi Md. Shamim
Department of Pharmacognosy, Jeypore College of Pharmacy, Rondapalli, (K) Orissa-764002, India
I. C. Giri
Jeypore College of Pharmacy, Rondapalli, (K) Orissa-764002, India
V. K. Panday
Jeypore College of Pharmacy, Rondapalli, (K) Orissa-764002, India
R. Choudhary
Jeypore College of Pharmacy, Rondapalli, (K) Orissa-764002, India
J. Patel
Jeypore College of Pharmacy, Rondapalli, (K) Orissa-764002, India

Abstract


Petroleum Ether, diethyl ether, chloroform, and alcoholic extract of leaves of Smilex zeylanica were evaluated separately for anthelmintic activity on adult Indian earthworms, Pheretima posithuma; the results revealed that the alcoholic extract produced significant anthelmintic activity. The activities are comparable with the reference drug Piperazine citrate.

Keywords


Anthelmintic Activity, Extracts, Pheretima posithuma, Piperazine Citrate.