To Study Anthelmintic Activity of Herbal Drug

Anthelmintic drugs are used to treat helminthiasis, a condition brought on by parasitic worms known as helminths. These worms can infect both people and animals, resulting in a variety of illnesses and health problems. In order to assess the effectiveness of various medicinal plants as anthelmintics, researchers investigated alternatives to conventional medicine and performed studies. In these investigations, several screening techniques and strategies have been used to identify the potential anthelmintic activity of plant species. These plants' extracts include bioactive substances that may disrupt the systems and metabolism of the parasites, resulting in their anthelmintic activity. According to the research so far, traditional medicinal herbs have the potential to produce entirely new, powerful anthelmintic chemicals. In order to replace currently available synthetic medications, which frequently have drawbacks and undesirable side effects, researchers are actively exploring such herbal remedies. Helminths or Parasitic worms of humans may cause chronic and sometimes deadly diseases, considered as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that infect around two billion people worldwide. Plants have been used as anthelmintics from ancient times. This review is a compilation of plants as source of anthelmintic drug. All information presented in this review article regarding the anthelmintic activities of plants from 2005 and has been acquired by approaching various electronic databases, including Scopus, Google scholar, Web of science and PubMed. Literature was surveyed for anthelmintic activity of plants which showed that secondary metabolites of plants like terpenes, glycosides, saponins, flavonoids, tannins and alkaloids were having anthelmintic activity. Since this review is a compilation of anthelmintic activity of plants from the year 2005, it will definitely be a fruitful study for researchers working in this field.