SCREENING OF CHLOROXYLON SWIETENIA DC ROOT FOR ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITIES

Summary The methanolic and Chloroform extracts of root of Chloroxylon swietenia DC were screened for antibacterial and anthelmintic activities. All the extracts were tested against certain gram positive and gram negative organisms by well diffusion method. In the methodology, azithromycin and DMF were used as standard and control respectively. The anthelmintic activity was investigated against adult Indian earthworm (Pheretima posthuma) using Piperazine citrate as a standard compound, which involved the evaluation of paralysis and death period of the parasite. Both the extracts exhibited significant antibacterial and anthelmintic activity at higher concentration of 100mg/ mL.