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Cardiospermum halicacabum (L.) is a climber which has been used for ages to relief from rheumatism, stiffness and snake bites etc. The plant reported as anti-inflammatory, anti-diuretic, anti-diabetic, anticarcinogenic, antibacterial, antiviral, anti-diarrheal, antioxidant, hepatoprotective and anthelmintic properties. The present study was aim to investigate the anthelmintic activity of plant Cardiospermum halicacabum (L.) and also to find out traditional alternatives of helminthiasis. According to their increasing polarity, the dried leaves of the plants were successively extracted by Soxhlet using distilled water as a solvent. Pheretima posthuma, an Indian earthworm, was treated by organic solvents such as distilled water, ethanol, and acetone at various concentration (50, 100, and 150 mg/ml). As a standard drug alben dazole was used, while distilled water served as the control. The worm&039;s paralysis and death time were determined. The presence of phytoconstituents such as alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids, and saponins, which are responsible for anthelminthic action, was revealed by a qualitative phytochemical analysis of the plant. In comparison to ethanol, distilled water, and albendazole, acetone extract from plants has strong anthelminthic activity while taking less time to paralyze and kill the earthworm.