Comparative Phytochemical Screening and In Vitro Anthelmintic Evaluation of Ethanolic and Petroleum Ether Leaf Extracts of Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. Against Pheretima posthuma
Background: Soil-transmitted helminth infections remain a major public health burden in resource-limited settings, and the effectiveness of benzimidazole anthelmintics is increasingly constrained by emerging drug resistance, adverse effects, and inconsistent rural access. Medicinal plants rich in tannins, flavonoids, a...