IN VITRO SCREENING OF ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA AND TERMINALIA ARJUNA FOR THEIR ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY

Authors: A. Hussain, M. N. Khan, M. S. Sajid, Z. Iqbal, M. K. Khan, R. Z. Abbas, M. A. Raza, E U. Ghafoor, I. Ahmad
Journal: Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences (JAPS)
ISSN: 1018-7081 (Print), 2309-8694 (Online)
Volume: 21  Issue: 4  Pages: 781-786
Year: 2011
DOI: NA
URL: https://doi.org/NA
Publisher: Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum

Abstract:
<p>The present studies have been planned to evaluate ovicidal efficacy of&nbsp;<em>Ziziphus mauritiana</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Terminalia arjuna</em>&nbsp;leaves. For this purpose, egg hatch test (EHT) was conducted on nematode ova to investigate the&nbsp;<em>in vitro&nbsp;</em>ovicidal effects of crude aqueous extract (CAE) and crude aqueous methanolic extracts (CAME) of the leaves of the plants. Lethal concentration 50 (LC50) values of CAE and CAME of&nbsp;<em>Ziziphus mauritiana</em>&nbsp;leaves were 0.1773 and 0.6778 while of&nbsp;<em>Terminalia arjuna&nbsp;</em>leaves were 1.502 and 3.002 respectively. This study shows that&nbsp;<em>Ziziphus mauritiana</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Terminalia arjuna</em>&nbsp;leaves possess&nbsp;<em>in vitro&nbsp;</em>anthelmintic activity. The study also suggests further large scale pharmacological and toxicological studies for their use in veterinary medicine.</p>

Keywords: Ziziphus mauritiana; Terminalia arjuna; egg hatch test; Anthelmintic activity; Leaves; Pakistan.