Open Access<i>In vitro </i> anthelmintic activity of <i> Baliospermum montanum </i> muell. arg roots
Author(s) -
RG Mali,
R. R. Wadekar
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmaceutical sciences/indian journal of pharmaceutical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.245
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1998-3743
pISSN - 0250-474X
DOI - 10.4103/0250-474x.40352
Subject(s) - anthelmintic , distilled water , chemistry , bioassay , traditional medicine , in vitro , biology , biochemistry , chromatography , medicine , ecology , genetics
Alcohol and aqueous extracts from the roots of Baliospermum montanum Muell. Arg were investigated for their anthelmintic activity against Pheretima posthuma and Ascardia galli. Various concentrations (10-100 mg/ml) of each extract were tested in the bioassay, which involved determination of time of paralysis and time of death of the worms. Both the extracts exhibited significant anthelmintic activity at highest concentration of 100 mg/ml. Piperazine citrate (10 mg/ml) was included as standard reference and distilled water as control.