Table 2.
Results of anthelmintic activity of crude saponins of Achillea wilhelmsii and Teucrium stocksianum.
| Time taken for paralysis (P) and death (D) in minutes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample/Groups |
Conc. mg/ml |
Pheretima posthuma (Earthworm) |
Raillietina spiralis (Tapeworm) |
Ascaridia galli (Roundworm) |
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| (P) | (D) | (P) | (D) | (P) | (D) | ||
| 10 | 24 | 56 | 28 | 55 | 21 | 53 | |
| CSA | 20 | 17 | 47 | 17 | 40 | 16 | 39 |
| 40 | 09 | 26 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 28 | |
| 10 | 27 | 59 | 28 | 56 | 24 | 52 | |
| CST | 20 | 20 | 48 | 19 | 42 | 18 | 40 |
| 40 | 11 | 27 | 14 | 27 | 12 | 27 | |
| Albendazole | 10 | 19 | 51 | 19 | 53 | 12 | 37 |
| Piperazine citrate | 10 | 17 | 50 | 16 | 49 | 10 | 34 |
| Negative control | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Key:
CSA = Crude Saponins of Achillea wilhelmsii.
CST = Crude Saponins of Teucrium stocksianum.