Jeypore College of Pharmacy, Rondapalli, (K) Orissa-764002, India
*Corresponding Author: Mr. Qureshi Md. Shamim, M. Pharm, Department of Pharmacognosy, Jeypore College of Pharmacy Rondapalli, (K) Orissa-764002 India E-mail: sports_78@reiffmail.com
Online published on 22 March, 2013.
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.
Anthelmintic activity, extracts, Pheretima posithuma, Piperazine citrate
