• RAJESH KUMAR

Caesalpinia bonducella is a very important medicinal plant to which we are using in our folk medicines from the beginning of our civilization. This plant has many medicinal properties .This plant has been used in different system of medicines for the treatment of different diseases of human and ruminants. Caesalpenia bonducella (L) belongs to family Caesalpiniaceae, a prickly shrub widely distributed all over the world specially in tropical regions. All parts of the plant have medicinal properties. In Indian traditional system of medicine it has been considered as a very important plant to treat varios ailments. It is very popular in Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homeopathic system of medicine. This plant has reported Antidiabetic, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Antihelminthic and Antibacterial properties. Helminth infections are common among human and livestocks. Today ,the principal mode of control of gastrointestinal parasites is based on commercial anthelminthic medicine, but with increase of anthelminthic resistance ,there is need of traditional herbal anthelminthic medicines.In present communication aqueous extracts of leaves of Caesalpenia bonducella were investigated for their anthelminthic activity against pheretima posthuma,With using various concentration and observation of paralysis and death time of the worm showed significant anthelmintic activity.

Anthelminthic, Caesalpinia bonducella, Pheretima posthuma.

"Anthelmintic activity of aqueous leaf extract of Caesalpenia bonducella on Pheretima posthuma", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 12, page no.e631-e633, December-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2212489.pdf

"Anthelmintic activity of aqueous leaf extract of Caesalpenia bonducella on Pheretima posthuma", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 12, page no. ppe631-e633, December-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2212489.pdf