European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND IN VITRO ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY OF FLOWERS OF BAUHINIA TOMENTOSA

Varalakshmi L.*, Sarika Reddy K., Sangeetha A., Sruthi A., Naganjaneyulu R., Anil Kumar A. and Thatikayla Mahender

ABSTRACT

Medicinal plants have different chemical constituents such as flavonoids, glycosides, alkaloids, tannins, proteins, etc. which are responsible for different biological activities. Because of less cost, easy availability, more active with less side effects, plants are used to treat various diseases. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the invitro anthelmintic activity of ethyl acetate and methanol extract of flowers of Bauhinia tomentosa Linn using Pheretima posthuma as test worms. The time of paralysis and time of death were studied and the activity was compared with albendazole as reference standard. Ethyl acetate and methanol extract of flowers of Bauhinia tomentosa Linn shows significant in vitro anthelmintic activity as evidenced by decreased paralyzing time and death time. The results thus support the use of Bauhinia tomentosa as an anthelmintic agent.

Keywords: Bauhinia tomentosa, Albendazole, Pheretima posthuma, Anthelmintic activity.