An in vitro evaluation of the anthelmintic activity of Hedychium spichatum rhizomes and Zingiber zerumbet rhizomes on the Pheritima Posthuma model: A comparative study

Pharmacognosy Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 140-142

  Goswami, Shambaditya ^a   Pandey, Awanish ^a   Tripathi, Poonam ^a   Singh, Asheesh ^a   Rai, Amrita ^a  

^a Institute of Technology and Management   (India)

Author keywords

Albendazole; anthelmintic activity; Hedychium spichatum; Zingiber zerumbetw

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; HEDYCHIUM SPICHATUM RHIZOME; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; RHIZOME; ZINGIBER ZERUMBET RHIZOME;

EID: 80052192810     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09748490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.81963     Document Type: Article

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