Preliminary screening of herbal extracts employs the determination of their biological activity and the estimation of their therapeutic potential. This eliminates the unnecessary effort of fractionation and purification of constituents unimportant from the practice pharmacological point of view. It also gives a scientific basis to the herbs traditionally used in folk medicine. Thus, during the present investigation the spasmolytic effect of Anemone pulsatilla extract on isolated tissues of rabbit jejunum was evaluated. In addition the pharmacological screening of Anemone pulsatilla extract was also earned out.