Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology

SCOPUS
  • Year: 2008
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 4

Anthelmintic and Antibacterial Activities of Hygrophila spinosa T. Anders

  • Author:
  • Arjun Patra1,, Shivesh Jha2, P Narasimha Murthy3, D Aher Vaibhav1
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 531 to 532

1College of Pharmacy, IFTM, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

2Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

3Royal College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Berhampur, Orissa, India

Abstract

Petroleum Ether, chloroform, alcoholic and aqueous extracts of leaves of Hygrophila spinosa were evaluated for anthelmintic and antibacterial activities. The results revealed that the alcoholic extract produced significant anthelmintic activity, both alcoholic and chloroform extracts showed significant antibacterial activity as compared to other extracts. Piperazine citrate and ofloxacin were used as standard drug for anthelmintic and antibacterial activities respectively.

Keywords

Hygrophila spinosa T. Anders, anthelmintic activity, antibacterial activity