Comparative Evaluation of the In Vitro Anthelminthic Effects of the Leaves, Stem, and Seeds of Carica papaya (Linn) Using the Pheretima posthuma Model

Table 1

Experimental groups adopted in the study.

Test agent	Test group	Concentrations adopted	Number of test organisms in each test group
Albendazole	Positive control	1, 2.5 and 5.0 mg/ml	3
Normal saline	Negative control	—	3
Ethanolic extract from leaves	LE	1, 2.5 and 5.0 mg/ml	3
Hydroethanolic extract from leaves	LHE	1, 2.5 and 5.0 mg/ml	3
Ethanolic extract from seeds	SE	1, 2.5 and 5.0 mg/ml	3
Hydroethanolic extract from seeds	SHE	1, 2.5 and 5.0 mg/ml	3
Ethanolic extract from stem	STE	1, 2.5 and 5.0 mg/ml	3
Hydroethanolic extract from stem	STHE	1, 2.5 and 5.0 mg/ml	3