Contraceptive and non-estrogenic effects of methanolic extract of Asparagus pubescens root in experimental animals

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 117-122

  Nwafor, Paul A ^a   Okwuasaba, F K ^a   Onoruvwe, O O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anti implantation; Asparagus pubescens; Bak; Contraceptive; Non estrogenic

Indexed keywords

ANTIGESTAGEN; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ESTRADIOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LD 50; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NIDATION; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; RABBIT; RAT; RESTLESSNESS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UTERUS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; LETHAL DOSE 50; LILIACEAE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; RATS;

EID: 0031708837     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00021-X     Document Type: Article

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