• Anu PM
• Clariya Rapheal
• Sangeetha M
• Greeshma U nair
• Dr V Sivajothi

Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) is a creeper and is extensively found all over India. Anthelmintics are a group of ant parasitic drugs that expel parasitic worm and other internal parasite from body. Studies have shown the decreased effect of currently available anthelmintic drugs in market mainly due to resistance by parasite. The purpose of this project was to provide a comprehensive overview on anthelmintic potential of Cucurbita maxima (Cucurbitaceae) leaf extracts. Four different extracts (petroleum ether, ethyl acetate, methanol, water) of shade dried pumpkin leaves were prepared by maceration technique and their different concentrations (50mg/ml, 10 mg/ml) were prepared. These extracts were tested for their anthelmintic potential by noting the time of paralysis and inhibition on Pheretimaposthuma species, and it was compared with standard Albendazole. The current investigation showed that all the extracts have anthelmintic property where water extract being the most effective

Cucurbita maxima, Anthelmintics property, Leaf extracts. Pheretimaposthuma, Albendazole

"IN VITRO ANTHELMINTIC POTENTIAL OF DIFFERENT EXTRACT OF CUCURBITA MAXIMA LEAVES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 10, page no.d306-d311, October-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2510341.pdf

"IN VITRO ANTHELMINTIC POTENTIAL OF DIFFERENT EXTRACT OF CUCURBITA MAXIMA LEAVES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 10, page no. ppd306-d311, October-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2510341.pdf