Toxicity of chloroform extracts of Derris indica Bennet. against Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) adults

Derris indica is belonging to family Fabaceae, inhabitants of India, Srilanka, Malaysia, North Australia and Polynesia, occurs in the tidal forests, river and canal banks, along the water edge in all districts in Bangladesh. It is a medicinal plant. The dried flowers are used in decoction to quench thirst in diabetes. Extracts of the leaves were active against Micrococcus pyogenes var. aureus (Anon, 1969). The juice of the leaves is prescribed in flatulence dyspepsia, diarrhoea and cough. Preparation of plant materials for extraction: The fresh leaves, fruit shell, root bark, root wood, seeds, stem bark, and stem wood of D. indica were collected from Rajshahi University Campus.