Phytochemical screening and antioxidant, analgesic, and anthelmintic effect of ethanolic extract of Merremia umbellate stems

Clinical Phytoscience

International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 3 Effect of ethanolic extract of M. umbellata on Haemonchus contortus

Treatment (n = 6)	Conc.(mg/mL)	Time (min) taken for paralysis (P) and death (D)
		*Haemonchus contortus*
		P	D
Control	0.1% Tween 80 in PBS
Standard	15	7.45 ± 0.22^*	15.83 ± 0.47^*
Extract	25	9.30 ± 0.12^*	19.58 ± 0.24^*
	50	8.62 ± 0.11^*	18.82 ± 0.22^*
	100	7.65 ± 0.09^*	16.43 ± 0.40^*

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM, SEM: Standard error for mean, n: Number of parasites (6), ^*P < 0.001 compared to control