An anthelmintic study of buchholzia coriacea and gynandropsis gynandra (fam. Capparidaceae)

This paper describes an anthelmintic study of two members of the Capparidaceae family which are Gynandropsis gynandra and Buchholzia coriacea. The worms used in this study were of three types namely Fasciola gigantica, Pheritima pasthuma (earthworm) and Taenia solium (tapeworm). They were used for assessing the anthelmintic activities of the two plants. Piperazine citrate solution (Antepar) (10mg/ml) was included as a reference standard while distilled water was used as the control.