Abstract

EVALUATION OF ANTHELIMINTIC POTENTIAL OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF KYLLINGA MONOCEPHALA

*Devendra Kumar, Parmanand Verma, Yashwant Swarnakar, Achal Mishra

ABSTRACT

The plant Kyllinga Monocephala is more or less glabrous Belongs to family “Cyperaceae” is called as “Anuang & Nirbishi” in Hindi and “Bandar Phool” in Chhattishgarhi. This plant is used for treatment of pain, dirrhoea, measles, fistula, pustules, tumours, epilepsy, liver complaints and eye releted problems. In present study methanolic extract of plant is used for its anthelimintic property. The Anthelimintic activity was evaluated on adult Indian Earth worms (pheretima posthuma). Albendazole suspension was used as standard and antheliminitc potenitial of plant extract was evaluavated at three different concentratons. And found that methanolic extract of plant Kyllinga monocephala contain significant and dose dependent antheliminitc activity.

Keywords: Albendazole, Anthelmintic, Kyllinga monocephala, pheretima posthuma.