Table 2 Anthelmintic activity with different extracts of C. epigaeus tuber and standard drug
Concentration (mg/ml) | Methanol | Chloroform | Ethyl acetate | Hexane | Standard drug albendazole | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paralysis (Mean ± SD) (min) | Death (Mean ± SD) (min) | Paralysis (Mean ± SD) (min) | Death (Mean ±SD) (min) | Paralysis (Mean ± SD) (min) | Death (Mean ± SD) (min) | Paralysis (Mean ± SD) (min) | Death (Mean ± SD) (min) | Paralysis (Mean ± SD) (min) | Death (Mean ± SD) (min) | |
25 | 2.06 ± 0.09 | 4.38 ± 0.19 | 6.19 ± 0.13 | 13.74 ± 0.66 | 2.06 ± 0.09 | 4.38 ± 0.19 | 7.77 ± 0.43 | 12.94 ± 1.27 | 15.28 ± 0.58 | 34.18 ± 0.83 |
50 | 1.54 ± 0.18 | 4.14 ± 0.12 | 5.40 ± 0.04 | 13.47 ± 0.67 | 1.54 ± 0.18 | 4.14 ± 0.12 | 7.29 ± 0.25 | 13.54 ± 1.31 | 14.11 ± 0.50 | 33.10 ± 0.97 |
75 | 1.49 ± 0.43 | 3.84 ± 0.11 | 5.03 ± 0.21 | 11.60 ±v1.49 | 1.49 ± 0.43 | 3.84 ± 0.11 | 6.67 ± 0.19 | 11.32 ± 0.39 | 14.24 ± 0.14 | 27.81 ± 0.71 |
100 | 1.27 ± 0.42 | 3.26 ± 0.19 | 4.75 ± 0.09 | 10.06 ± 0.60 | 1.27 ± 0.42 | 3.84 ± 0.11 | 6.08 ± 0.22 | 10.28 ± 0.11 | 15.16 ± 0.09 | 27.18 ± 0.54 |