214IN VIVO STUDY OF ANTIANXIETY ACTIVITY ON PLANT EXTRACT OF BAUHINIA TOMENTOSA LEAVESThe medicinal plant of Bauhinia tomentosa leaves is traditionally used for liver inflammation, abscess, tumors, wounds, and hyperlipidemia in ethno medicines in Asia and Africa. To study anti-anxiety activity by using the elevated plus maze method. Leaves are extracted by maceration method using ethanol and petroleum ether. Extracts are administered to mice and record the activity in EPM. Further results ethanolic extract shows more activity than petroleum ether extractvsureshsph@mail.comResearch1312023Bauhinia tomentosa,Anti-anxiety, Elevated plus mazeDr. Suresh V,Dr. Senthil Kumar K L,Saranya M,Sathish Kumar J,Sathya PProfessor & Head, Department of Pharmacology, Sri Vijay Vidyalaya College of Pharmacy, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, India,Principal, Sri Vijay Vidyalaya College of Pharmacy, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, Indi,B.Pharm final year student, Sri Vijay Vidyalaya College of Pharmacy, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, India.,B.Pharm final year student, Sri Vijay Vidyalaya College of Pharmacy, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, India.,B.Pharm final year student, Sri Vijay Vidyalaya College of Pharmacy, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, India.