%0 Journal Article %T EVALUATION OF ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY OF PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA LINN. %A H.P. Desai* %A M.D. Kapadia and A.R. Kharat %J International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research %D 2012 %I Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research %X Development of anthelmintic resistance and high cost of conventional anthelmintic drugs lead to the evaluation of medicinal plants which acts as an alternative source of anthelmintics. The present study has been undertaken to perform the evaluation of anthelmintic activity of Plumbago zeylanica belonging to family Plumbaginaceae. In the current study, experiments were conducted to evaluate the possible anthelminitic effects of various extracts of the roots of Plumbago zeylanica. Various concentrations (5, 10, 15, 20mg/ml) of water and methanol extracts were tested and results were expressed in terms of time for paralysis and time for death of worms. Piperazine citrate was taken as a reference standard drug.The anthelmintic activity was observed by gradually increasing the dose of extract. Methanolic extract of Plumbago zeylenica showed higher activity as compared to water extract. %K Helminthes %K Anthelmintic activity %K Plumbago zeylenica roots %K Piperazine citrate %U http://www.ijpsr.com/V3I11/32%20Vol.%203,%20Issue%2011,%20Nov.%202012,%20IJPSR,%20RA%201796,%20Paper%2032.pdf