Raphanus sativus Linn. (Syn: Raphanus caudatus) belonging to the family Brassicaceae, is an annual or biennial bristly\nherb, cultivated throughout India. Commonly, it is known as radish. The plant is used for the treatment of various ailments like\ninfluenza, dysentery, urinary troubles, heart disease, leprosy, cholera, dyspepsia, amenorrhea, paralysis etc. It is known to\npossess anthelmintic, antitumor, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and diuretic properties. The present investigation was\nplanned to analyze the anthelmintic activity of different extracts (ethanol, ethyl acetate and chloroform) of leaves of Raphanus\nsativus. The various doses of extracts were evaluated for their anthelmintic activities on adult Indian earth worms, Pheretima\nposthumous. All the extracts were able to show anthelmintic activity at 2.5 mg/ml concentration. The activities were comparable\nwith the standard drugs, piperazine citrate and albendazole. All extracts at a dose concentration of 2.5 mg/ml was found to\nexhibit a better anthelmintic activity than the standard drug albendazole (15 mg/ml) and a lower activity than piperazine citrate\n(10 mg/ml). As the dose of the extract was increased a gradual increase in its anthelmintic activity was observed. The\nchloroform and ethanol extract showed better anthelmintic activity in comparison with ethyl acetate extract, from which it\ncould be entitled that these extracts of the species possess anthelmintic activity against common worms and other infections\ncaused due to these parasites.
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