title: Determination of anthelmintic activity of the leaf and bark extract of tamarindus indica linn.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the anthelmintic activity of ethanolic and aqueous extract of leaves and bark of Tamarindus indica Linn using Pheretima posthuma and Tubifex tubifex as test worms. The time of paralysis and time of death were studied and the activity was compared with piperazine citrate as reference standard. The alcohol and aqueous extract of bark of Tamarindus indica exhibited significant anthelmintic activity as evidenced by decreased paralyzing time and death time. The results thus support the use of Tamarindus indica as an anthelmintic agent.
authors: Laboratory of Pharmacotherapy of Life-Style Related Diseases, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba Aramaki, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980 - 8578, Japan.
authors: S S
authors: SS
authors: Das
authors: Monalisha
authors: M
authors: Dey
authors: A K
authors: AK
authors: Ghosh