Screening of antihelminthic effects of Indian plant extracts: a preliminary report.
BACKGROUND
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the antihelminthic effect of plants from the Ayurvedic system of medicine traditionally used in India.


METHODS
Six plant extracts were assayed for their activity against free-living nematodes. Inhibitory effects on free-living nematodes were evaluated in vitro using aqueous or ethanolic extracts.


CONCLUSIONS
Of six plants assayed, Momordica charantia yielded the best results, its crude extract producing 96% mortality.
Das
Paramita
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Department of Zoology, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, Birbhum, West-Bengal, India.
Sinhababu
Santi Prasad
SP
Dam
Tapen
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D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008515:Medicine, Ayurvedic; D009348:Nematoda / Q000187:drug effects*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000871:Anthelmintics; D010936:Plant Extracts