HYGEIA JOURNAL FOR DRUGS AND MEDICINES Anthelmintic activity of Neolamarckia cadamba barks (original) (raw)
Present study reports anthelmintic activity of various extracts of the bark of Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser (Family: Rubiaceae) against Indian earthworms Pheritima posthuma. The results revealed that that all the tested extracts of N. cadamba bark possess anthelmintic activity in a dose dependant manner. The activities were comparable with the reference drug Piperazine citrate. Among the tested extracts, the chloroform extract and pet-ether extract were found to possess promising anthelmintic activity in comparison to other extracts. The present study therefore justifies its use in the folklore remedies as an anthelmintic drug of natural origin.
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