Anthelmintic activity study of saraca indica leaves extracts.

ABSTRACT

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