ISSN : 0976 - 8688
First report on carminative and antacid effects of peeled crude extract of the Citrullus lanatus fruit. The authenticated fruit was taken, dried, powdered & finally weighed. The carminative activity of the extract was quantitavely detrmined by carbondioxide evalution method. The antacid behaviour was studied employing Rossett- Rice test. The Citrullus lanatus extract showed a significant results for carminative & antacid effect (P < 0.05) at different doses and the results obtained were comparable to that of standarad NaHCO3.
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