Antileprotic action of an extract from "Anantamul' (Hemidesmus Indicus R. Br.)

Evaluation of antileprotic activity of indigenous drugs has of late become important. With this idea "Anantamul' an indigenous drug was for the first time tested on mice infected with M. leprae. The results are interesting and encouraging. There seems to be a definite evidence in support of the drug causing a delay in multiplication of organisms in the mouse foot-pads.