The In-vitro Antihelmentic Activity of Ethanolic and Aqueous Extracts of Leucasdeflexa Leaf and Embeliaschimperi Fruit Traditionally Used Medicinal Plants in Bench, Sheko and Meinitethinic Groups of SNNPR, Ethiopia

AlemuTadesseFeroche | Salahuddin Mohammed

Abstract: The antihelmentic activity of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of lucas deflexa leaf and embelia schimperi were tested against an earthworm, particularly ethanolic extract of Embelia schimperi fruit showing to be better than the standard drug Albendazole, which is used in the treatment of helmentic parasite infections.

Keywords: lucas deflexa, antihelmentic, embelia schimperi, earthworm

Edition: Volume 3 Issue 9, September 2014,

Pages: 742 - 745