PRELIMINARY PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY OF PHELLINUS WAHLBERGII

The aim of present study was the evaluation of preliminary phytochemical and anthelmintic activity of Phellinus wahlbergii extract from different solvents in experimental adult earthworms Pheritima posthuma. The preliminary phytochemical properties of Phellinus wahlbergii fruiting bodies will be providing useful information in regard to the presence of active secondary metabolites such as alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, phenolics, steroids and triterpenoids and methanol extract at 60mg/ml show potent anthelmintic activity, paralysis time within 31.12 min and death time 52.24 min. The standard drug (Albenazole) shows paralysis within 21.98 min and time of death 59.92 min in all the three solvents extracts.