ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY STUDY OF SARACA INDICA LEAVES EXTRACTS

摘要

To know the anthelmintic activity of the leaves of Saraca indica, present studywas conducted. For this work, we extracted the leaves with methanol and ethanol by followingthe maceration and the soxhlet methods of extraction. In case of the ethanolic extract obtainedfrom the maceration method, it was found that its anthelmintic activity was more than themethanolic extract. On the other hand, the methanolic extract, obtained from the soxhlet methodof extraction, indicated that it had better anthelmintic activity than the ethanolic extract. Overallthe anthelmintic activity revealed the concentration-dependent nature of the extracts. In cases ofboth the methods of extraction, it was observed that both the extracts had more potentanthelmintic activity than Piperazine citrate (positive control).