Author:
Devade Omkar A.,Mehta Sachin A.,Lohare Shashikant B.,Takawale Ruchita S,Yadav Dhanashree Y.
Abstract
In Indian medicinal plant literature, plant of Pisum sativum have been traditionally reported medicinal value as astringent, anticancer activity. Diuretic activity, Hepatoprotective activity, Antispermatogenic activity, Antioxidant activity, Antidiabetic activity. The extract of Whole plant of Pisum sativum was screened for anthelmintic activity on Indian earth worm in comparison to standard drug Albendazole. The concentrations Pisum sativum extracts and Albendazole were kept same for comparative activity. Saline water was kept as control. Determination of anthelmintic activity was done by recording the paralysis time and death time. Phytochemical test on plant extracts were carried out. The result showed that the anthelmintic activity of plant extracts was comparable to that of the reference drug Albendazole.
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