Open AccessANTHELMINTIC POTENTIAL OF CRUDE EXTRACT OF CAMELLIA SINENSIS (GREEN TEA)
Author(s) -
Sherwani Sikandar Khan,
Khan Muhammad Mumtaz,
Shahzad Munir,
. Ziaullah,
Shahana Urooj Kazmi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international research journal of pharmacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2230-8407
DOI - 10.7897/2230-8407.04316
Subject(s) - camellia sinensis , anthelmintic , traditional medicine , camellia , green tea , biology , botany , food science , medicine , zoology
The purpose of the undertaken study was the evaluation of anthelmintic activity of Camellia sinensis (green tea) aqueous extract in experimental adult earthworm’s Pheritima posthuma. The aqueous extract as well as control and standard drug for different concentration of 25 mg/ml, 50 mg/ml, 100 mg/ml were tested which included determination of paralysis time and death time in minutes. The extract showed the anthelminthic activity in dose dependent manner .Piperazine citrate was used as standard