Volume No. :   8

Issue No. :  1

Year :  2016

ISSN Print :  0975-2331

ISSN Online :  0975-4385


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Anthelmintic Activity of Bryophyllum pinnatum


Lunkad A S, Agrawal M R, Kothawade S N

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Address:   Lunkad A. S.*, Agrawal M. R., Kothawade S. N.
Sitabai Thite College of Pharmacy, Shirur
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DOI No: 10.5958/0975-4385.2016.00005.4

ABSTRACT:
The Pet ether, chloroform, methanol and water extract of dried leaves of Bryophyllum pinnatum Linn. (Crassulaceae) were investigated for activity against Indian earthworms Pheretima posthuma. Various concentrations (30 and 50 mg/ml) of each extract were tested, which involved determination of time of paralysis and time of death of the worms. Methanolic extract exhibited significant anthelmintic activity (p<0.01) when compared with piperazine citrate (15 mg/ml) which is included as standard reference and normal saline as control. The present study indicates the potential usefulness of Bryophyllum pinnatum whole plant as an anthelmintic.
KEYWORDS:
Bryophyllum pinnatum, anthelmintic activity, Pheretima posthuma .
Cite:
Lunkad A S, Agrawal M R, Kothawade S N. Anthelmintic Activity of Bryophyllum pinnatum. Res. J. Pharmacognosy & Phytochem. 2016; 8(1): 21-24.
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