Preliminary clinical investigation of the contraceptive efficacy and chemical pathological effects of RICOM-1013-J of Ricinus communis var minor on women volunteers

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 40-42

  Isichei, C O ^a   Das, S C ^a   Ogunkeye, O O ^a   Okwuasaba, F K ^a   Uguru, V E ^a   Onoruvwe, O ^a   Olayinka, A O ^a   Dafur, S J ^a   Ekwere, E O ^a   Parry, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Cholesterol and phospholipids; Contraception; Renal and liver functions; RICOM 1013 J; Women volunteers

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ESTROGEN; PHOSPHOLIPID; PROGESTERONE; RICINUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; RICOM 1013 J; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; NAUSEA; NORMAL HUMAN; VOMITING; WEIGHT GAIN;

CHOLESTEROL; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; PHYTOSTEROLS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0033971710     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(200002)14:1<40::AID-PTR323>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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