International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences
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10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12
Volume 3 Issue 2
2012 (April - June)
Anthelmintic Activity Of Water Extracts Of Trikatu Churna And Its Individual Ingredients On Indian Earthworms
lessThan b greaterThan The Trikatu churna is one of the classical Ayurvedic preparations which is also called as "Three pungents". It is prepared by mixing equal proportional mixture of powdered fruits of lessThan i greaterThan Piper nigrum L lessThan /i greaterThan . i.e. maricha lessThan i greaterThan (Piperaceae), lessThan /i greaterThan lessThan i greaterThan Piper longum L. lessThan /i greaterThan i.e. pimpli lessThan i greaterThan (Piperaceae), lessThan /i greaterThan & dried rhizomes of lessThan i greaterThan Zingiber officinale Roscoe lessThan /i greaterThan i.e. ginger ( lessThan i greaterThan Zingiberaceae) lessThan /i greaterThan .The present study was aimed to find out the anthelmintic activity of Trikatu churna & its individual ingredients on lessThan i greaterThan Pheritima postuma lessThan /i greaterThan i.e. earthworms along with its preliminary phytochemical study. Powdered trikatu & its each component were extracted with water by the process of Maceration. The Albendazole suspension was used as standard. The time required for the paralysis & death was noted. It was found that all the samples possess good Anthelmintic activity at their highest concentrations. lessThan /b greaterThan
P.R.Malvankar
Trikatu churna, Ayurvedic preparation, Anthelmintic activity, Pheritima postuma, phytochemical study
374-378