In Vitro Anthelminitic Activity of Medicinal Plants -A Review

The present review deals with medicinal plants having anthelminitic activity widely distributed worldwide. Medicinal plants or medicinal herbs are essence of traditional practice. Anthelmisintics or antihelminthics are a group of antiparasitic drugs that expel parasitic worms and other internal parasites from the body by either stunning or killing them and without causing significant damage to the host. Several preventive and corrective methods for modern medicine are available, however, it is not safe due to serious side effects .In order to overcome these side effects, there is a need of natural anthelminitic  agents with minimal side effects. In ancient and modern pharmacology period, several number of medicinal plants having anti-anthelmintic efficacy. This review article gives the list of medicinal plants having anthelminitic activity. Keywords: Anthelmisintic, Helminthiasis, Antiparasitic Drugs, Medicinal Plants