ABSTRACT

The present study was undertaken to evaluate anthelmintic activity of ethanolic and aqueous bark extracts of Ficus glomerata against Eudrilus eugeniae. For this study, we used various concentrations (25-100 mg/mL) of aqueous and ethanolic extracts and these were evaluated in the bioassay involving determination of time of paralysis (P) and time of death (D) of the worms. Albendazole was used as standard anthelmintic drug and distilled water was used as control. The results of present study indicate that the ethanolic and aqueous extracts significantly exhibited paralysis (P<0.01) in worms in lower doses (25, 50 and 100 mg/mL) and also caused death of worms, especially at higher concentration of 100 mg/mL, as compared to standard drug.