COMPARISON OF ANTIMICROBIAL, LARVICIDAL AND ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY OF CURCUMA AROMATICA SALISB. COW URINE EXTRACT

The present study was undertaken to evaluate and compare antimicrobial, larvicidal and anthelmintic activity of Curcuma aromatica Salisb. cow urine extracts. The antimicrobial activity was performed using five microbial strains, v.i.z, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus; larvicidal activity was evaluated using 3rd and 4th instar stage larvaes, and anthelmintic activity using red earthworms (Lumbricus rubellus) with raw and photoactivated cow urine. Antimicrobial activity of photoactivated cow urine extract of C. aromatica (CAPUE) showed significant results when compared with raw cow urine extract of C. aromatic (CAUE). Larvicidal activity of CAPUE at a concentration of 25% V/V i.e. 40.2% V/V was found to show better mortality rate of larvae when compared with CAUE at a concentration of 25% v/v i.e. 45.2% V/V. Anthelmintic activity of CAPUE was found to show better paralysis and death time at a concentration of 10 μg/mL i.e 36.3 min for paralysis and 58.9 min for death when compared to CAUE i.e. 38.3 min paralysis rate at a concentration of 10 μg/mL and death rate is found 69.9 min at 10 μg/mL concentration.