Abstract

Abinash Kumar Sahu*, Ritwik Dutta, Sushant Kumar, Satya Prangya Das, Diji Naik and Dhaneswar Jugnia

ABSTRACT

The total objective of our study must be to identify drugs to estimate human illness by a thorough analysis of plant Ayurveda and modern medicine techniques must be coupled in order to bring out high quality of herbal product with rapid onset of action and good bioavailability. Aim: The aim of the study is to investigate Phytochemical screening & Anthelmintic activity of Ethanolic Extract of Zingiber zerumbet. Result & Conclusion: The percentage yield of Ethanol and Aqueous extract were found to 7.88% and 4.52%w/w . The preliminary phytochemical screening on the leaf extract was carried out by subjecting the different extracts to qualitative test for the identification of various plant constituents. It showed the presence of alkaloids, glycosides, saponins, protein, amino acids, flavonoids like compounds but do not shows the presence of phytosterol. The Powder analysis and fluorescence was observed in ultrashort, ultra long and visible. The results depict the time taken for paralysis and death of earthworms after the treatment with the test extracts at the selected concentrations with respect to drug Albendazole. The data revealed that the aqueous extract has a better wormicidal effect than Ethanolic extract with compared to the standard drug Albendazole.