Evaluation of Antibacterial, Antifungal and Anthelmintic Activity of Morinda citrifolia L. (Noni)
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In the present study, the petroleum ether and alcoholic extract of Morinda citrifolia L. (Noni) leaves were subjected to preliminary screening for antimicrobial and anthelmintic activity. The alcoholic extract exhibited significant anti bacterial, antifungal activity, comparable to the standard drug tetracycline. The petroleum ether and alcoholic extract were evaluated for Anthelmintic activity on adult Indian earthworms, ‘Pheretima posithuma’. The alcoholic extract produced more significant Anthelmintic activity than petroleum ether extract and the activities are comparable with the reference drug Piperazine citrate.
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