Snesha S. R*, Arthi I, Haniya Fabi. K.M, Ameena Farhath
Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Government Medical College, Kannur, Kerala.
*Corresponding author: snesha98@gmail.com
Received: July 4, 2021 / Revised: July 28, 2021, Accepted: Aug 21, 2021
Abstract
Worms that having parasitic activity are termed helminths. Helminthiasis stands as the most common disease world ever. Anthelmintics are drugs used to destroy the parasitic worms or remove them from the infected host. The term anthelmintic should not be restricted just to drugs acting locally to expel worms from the gastrointestinal tract. Various types of worms penetrate tissues and the drugs used to act against systemic infections should be included also under the general term anthelmintic. The plants that possessing medicinal activity were the potent source of many pharmacological activities. Among that the plants of anthelmintic activity have attained a great significance because of the capability of the plant and its compound to cure or manage the disease. We can see so many reports, especially from Africa indicating the effectiveness of herbal constituents against worm infections in animals. Here several plants having anthelmintic activity against various worms have been reviewed and presented.
Keywords Anthelmintic, helminth, helminthiases, worms
How to cite this article:
Snesha S. R., Arthi, I., Haniya, F. K. M., and Farhath, A. (2021). Anthelmintic activity of plants against various worm infections. Science Archives, Vol. 2 (3), 171-174.http://dx.doi.org/10.47587/SA.2021.2303
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