Antihelmintic Activity Of Ethanolic Extract Of Tridax Procumbens Linn

Abstract

The ethanolic extract of Tridax Procumbens stem found to be statistically significant at the ethanolic extract possessed the crude extract of Tridax Procumbens Linn in water, methanol, ethanol, ethyl acetate, chloroform, were evaluated on adult Indian earthworms for anthelmintic activity.

The stems extract of Tridax Procumbens exhibited a dose dependent inhibition of spontaneous motility (paralysis) and evoked responses to pin-prick. The effects were comparable with that of albendazole wormicidal (worm killing) activity and thus, may be useful as an anthelmintic.