Anthelminti c Health Dictionary

Substances which cause the death or expulsion of parasitic worms such as hook, tape and threadworms (see TAENIA; ENTEROBIASIS).... anthelmintics

1. n. any drug or chemical agent used to destroy parasitic worms (helminths), e.g. tapeworms, roundworms, and flukes, and/or remove them from the body. Anthelmintics include *albendazole, *mebendazole, *niclosamide, and *praziquantel. 2. adj. having the power to destroy or eliminate helminths.... anthelmintic

Kuntze.

Synonym: Vernonia anthelmintica Willd.

Family: Asteraceae.

Habitat: Throughout India up to 2,000 m in the Himalayas and Khasi Hills.

English: Purple Flea-bane, Achenes.

Ayurvedic: Aranya-Jiraka, Vanajira- ka, Kaalijiri, Karjiri. Somaraaji (also equated with Psoralea corylifolia Linn., Papilionaceae).

Unani: Kamoon barri.

Siddha/Tamil: Kaattu seerakam.

Action: Anthelmintic (against earthworms and tapeworms), stomachic, diuretic; used in skin diseases.

Delta-7-avenasterol is the main active principle of seeds. Seed oil contains vernasterol. Seeds bitter principle is a demanolide lactone. Centratherin and germacranolide from the leaves and stem have been isolated. Leaves contain abscisic acid. EtOH extract of achenes exhibited good results in giar- diasis. Various plant parts are used in syphilis. Clinical studies on vircarcika eczema validated the use of the drug in skin diseases.

The drug exhibited smooth muscle- relaxant and hypotensive activity in animals.

Dosage: Seed—1-3 g powder. (CCRAS.)

Dosage: Seed—1-3 g powder. (CCRAS.)... centratherum anthelminticum

A group of drugs that are used to eradicate worm infestations. Possible side effects include nausea, abdominal pain, rash, headache, and dizziness.... anthelmintic drugs