IJCRRI Journ Cur Res ReInternational Journal of Current Research and ReviewI Journ Cur Res Re2231-21960975-5241Radiance Research Academy2147HealthcareEVALUATION OF ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY OF MOMORDICA CHARANTIA FRUIT EXTRACT M.BairagiShripadMantriRitesh S.NemaNitin5760This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 20092009This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.

The present study is an attempt to explore the anthelmintic activity of Methanolic extract of fruits of Momordica charantia. Various doses of methanolic extract were evaluated for their anthelmintic activity on adult Indian earthworms,Pheretima posthuma. All extract able to show anthelmintic activity at 25, 50 and 100 mg/ml. The activities are comparable with standard drugs, piperazine citrate and albendazole. All doses of momordica charantia showed dose dependent anthelmintic activity in comparison to standard drug. The data were found statistically significant. It is concluded that methanolic extract of M.charantia is having anthelmintic activity.

Momordica charantia Cucurbitaceae Anthelmintic Piperazine citrate Albendazole.