Anthelmintic activity of Acorus calamus L
The anthelmintic activity of various extracts (Viz., chloroform, ethyl acetate and 50% aqueous-ethanol) obtained fromthe rhizomes of Acorus calamus L. was studied. All extracts except 50% aqueous-ethanol extract showed significant and dose dependent activity compared to that of the standard drug-Albendazole. Of all the extracts screened for activity against the adult Indian earthworm, chloroformextract demonstrated the best activity. Thus the present study is clearly indicative of the traditional claim and usage of the plant as a prophylactic and also for treatment of various disorders in children of neonatal age.
The current aquatic legislation in Russia is based on two basic strategies of defense, conservation and improvement of quality of nature reservoirs. Leading direction in the area of experimental and practical ecology is development of methodology for detection of ecological MPC of xenobiotics considering physiological properties of aquatic population since this methodology is not created all over the world yet. Considering the revealed effect of the action of low and ultralow doses of pyrethroid insecticides to aquatic arthropodas, we corrected previous approach for assessment of ecologic MAC for hazardous substances. On the present stage of investigations, the following basic universal principles for detection of aquatic ecologic MAC for xenobiotics were stated.