INVESTIGATIONS OF ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS OF BANGLADESH
AbstractThe aqueous leaf extract of Corchorus olitorius Linn. (Family, Tiliaceae) and Carica papaya Linn. (Family, Caricaceae) was screened for in-vitro anthelmintic activity against earthworms (Pheretima posthuma) by brine shrimp lethality bioassay. The extract showed anthelmintic activity at all the concentrations of 100mg/ml, 50mg/ml and 25mg/ml. However, at a dosage of 100 mg/ml, strong anthelmintic action was identified. The time needed for earthworms to become paralyzed and death at this concentration was Corchorus olitorius Linn. about 80 and 120 minutes (conc. 100mg/ml) and Carica papaya Linn. about 74 and 90 minutes(Conc. 100mg/ml) whereas time taken for paralysis and death by the standard drug Albendazole at 50mg/ml was about 180 and 203 minutes respectively. The experimental results suggest that Corchorus olitorius Linn. and Carica papaya Linn. has in-vitro anthelmintic activities.
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Minhazul Abedeen, Niamol Hoque, Mafug Alam Metul, Akash Ghosh, Shuayeb Hussain, Sohel Rana and Pritesh Ranjan Dash *
Department of Pharmacy, ASA University Bangladesh, Shymoli, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
pritesh.ju@gmail.com
25 December 2025
28 January 2026
29 January 2026
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.IJP.13(1).55-58
31 January 2026
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