Evaluation Of In- Vitro Anti-Urolithiatic Activity Of Achyranthes Aspera

Abstract

Species of plant in the Amaranthaceae family. It is distributed throughout the tropical world commonly called as Putkhanda and Prickly chaff flower (English), Kadaladi, Vankadaladi, Valiyakadaladi (Malayalam), Nagurivi, Shiru, Kadaladi (Tamilnadu) is an important medicinal plant used in folk medicine for the treatment of urolithiasis. It is an essential source of bioactive compounds viz., flavonoids, alkaloids and saponins. Present study is to evaluate the anti-urolithiatic activity of ethanolic extract of seeds of Achyranthes aspera by in- vitro methods Collection and authentication of the plant Achyranthes aspera. Extraction of seeds of Achyranthes aspera by maceration method. Evaluation of the in-vitro method.by inhibition of calcium oxalate crystallization