Anthelmintic activity of extracts of Azadirachta indica and Andrographis paniculata and their pharmacological analysis

Abstract

The aqueous and methanolic extracts of Azadirachta indica and Andrographis paniculata which were found to have effective anthelmintic properties were subjected to pharmacological analysis. Alkaloids, carbohydrate, amino acid, glycosides, saponin, steroid, flavonoid, tannin and phenolic compounds were present in all the four extracts. Anthraquinone glycosides were present in the extracts of Azadirachta indica. Cardiac glycosides were present only in the methanolic extract of Azadirachta indica whereas triterpenoids were present only in methanolic extract of Andrographis paniculata.