The Erythrina variegata Linn (Leguminosae) is a medium sized deciduous small tree. Various parts of this plant is used for treatment of fever, inflammation and joint pain, earache, toothache, constipation, cough and also known to stimulate lactation and menstruation. Different parts of E. variegata are used in traditional medicine as nervine sedative, febrifuge, antiasthmatic and antiepileptic. The present study was aimed at the evaluation of aqueous extract of leaf by using egg albumin precipitate method. The clotting time on adding aqueous leaf extract was 3 minutes 24 seconds and the bleeding time on adding aqueous leaf extract was 40 seconds. The aqueous extract of Erythrina variegata L. showed significant coagulant activity.
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