C.U. Shah College of Pharmacy and Research, Wadhwan, Surendranagar, Gujrat-363030
*Corresponding Author E-mail: sibanarayan.acharya@gmail.com
Online published on 3 April, 2013.
Different extracts of thalamus of Nymphacea stellata willd., were evaluated for their anthelmintic activity on adult Indian earthworms, Pheretima posthuma, the chloroform and ethanol extract of the plant shows significant activity. The activities are comparable with the reference drug Albendazole and Piperazine citrate.
Nymphacea stellata, Anthelmintic activity, chloroform extract, ethanol extract, Albendazole, Piperazine citrate