REVIEW ON "EXTRACTION OF IN VITRO ANTHELMINTNIC ACTIVITY USING MENTHA SPEAR MINT"

Mentha cardifolia [family: Lamiaceae],as known as Mint or spearmint is daily usage herb used to flavor food and herbal tea. Traditional medicinal plant in southeast Asia and Indo- China .It has been shown to possess antioxidant and antihypertensive effects .It is also used in the cure or headache ,toothache ,arthritis and dysmenorrhea ,Mentha species are widely used in savory dishes, food ,beverages and confectionary products .Different parts of the plant including its leaves, flowers,stem,bark and seeds have been also used widely in traditional folk medicine as antimicrobial carminative stimulant,antispasmotic and for the treatment of various diseases such as headache and digestive disorders.The present work aims at evaluation of anthelmintic property of Mentha cardifolia leaves extract against Indian adult earthworm pheritmaposthuma, Albendazole was used as the standard drugs. Petroleum ether,chloroform, ethanol and extracts at concentration of 35mg/ml.Each were evaluated for anthelmintic activity.The time taken for paralysis and death of each worm were determined among chloroform ethanol,aqueous and petroleum ether extracts, chloroform extract by including paralysis within 2 min and death within 5 min .This shows the better anthelmintic activity when compared to standard drug .