Evaluation of anthelmintic activity of dryopteris filix-mas using earthworm

Dharamveer Prajapati *, Arvind Singh Jadon and Kapil Purohit

Gurukul Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Research, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India- 464001.
 
Review Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 16(01), 886–893
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2022.16.1.1093
 
Publication history: 
Received on 19 September 2022; revised on 27 October 2022; accepted on 30 October 2022
 
Abstract: 
Evaluation of anthelmintic activity of a leaves extracts of Dryopteris filix-mas against earthworm with Preliminary work as physical characteristics. Finally extraction of defatted Dryopteris filix-mas extract was done with hydro-alcoholic solvent and % yield was found to be 6.55% w/w and their characteristics are reported. Results obtained from qualitative chemical tests are tabulated. Total alkaloid content was calculated as atropine equivalent mg/100 mg using the equation based on the calibration curve: Y=0.007X+ 0.007, R2=0.999, where X is the Atropine equivalent (AE) and Y is the absorbance. Total phenol content was expressed as mg/100 mg of gallic acid equivalent of dry extract sample using the equation obtained from the calibration curve: Y = 0.017X+0.017, R2= 0.998, where X is the gallic acid equivalent (GAE) and Y is the absorbance. The present findings indicated that the usefulness of the hydroalcoholic extract of leaves of Dryopteris filix-mas in earthworm. This study suggested, hydroalcoholic extract of leaves of Dryopteris filix-mas dose- dependently produced anthelmintic activity.
 
Keywords: 
Anthelmintic; Dryopteris filix-mas; Earthworm; Hydroalcoholic
 
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