In-Vitro Anthelmintic Activity of Different Extracts of Luffa Cylindrica Leaves

Author(s): Jai Narayan Mishra* and Navneet Kumar Verma

Abstract: Different extracts of L. cylindrica were taken for anthelmintic activity against Indian earthworm Pheretima posthuma. Two concentrations (50 and 100 mg/ml) of various extracts were tested and results were expressed in terms of time for paralysis and time for death of worms. Albendazole (20 mg/ml) was used as reference standard and carboxy methyl cellulose (0.5%) as a control group. Dose dependent activity was observed in the plant extracts but hydroethanolic extract exhibited more activity as compared to others. The anthelmintic activity of Luffa cylindrica leaves extract has therefore been demonstrated for the first time.

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