A review on potentiality of medicinal plants as the source of new contraceptive principles

Phytomedicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 233-260

  Unny, R ^a   Chauhan, A K ^a   Joshi, Y C ^a   Dobhal, M P ^b   Gupta, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Anti fertility activity; Medicinal plants; TLC autobiography

Indexed keywords

ABRUS PRECATORIUS EXTRACT; ACACIA ARABICA EXTRACT; ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS EXTRACT; ACACIA CAESIA EXTRACT; ACACIA CATECHU EXTRACT; ACACIA CONCINNA EXTRACT; ACHYRANTHES ASPERA EXTRACT; ACHYRANTHES BIDENTATA EXTRACT; ADIANTUM CAPILLUS EXTRACT; AEHONYCHON PURPUREACAEMLEUM EXTRACT; ALBIZZIA LEBBEK EXTRACT; ALBIZZIA PROCERA EXTRACT; ANDROGRPHIS PANICULATA EXTRACT; ANDROSACE SEPTENTRIONALIS EXTRACT; ARISTOLOCHIA INDICA EXTRACT; ASPARAGUS PUBESCENS EXTRACT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; BALANITES ROXBURGHII EXTRACT; BARLERIA PRIONITIS EXTRACT; BEAUMONTIA GRANDIFLORA EXTRACT; BERBERIS CHITRIA EXTRACT; BERBERIS EXTRACT; BRACHYBOTRYS PARIDIFORMIS EXTRACT; BURSERA FAGAROIDES EXTRACT; BUTEA FRONDOSA EXTRACT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; NATURAL PRODUCT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ABRUS; ACACIA; ACACIA CAESIA; ACACIA CATECHU; ACACIA CONCINNA; ACACIA CURICULIFORMIS; ACALYPHA INDICA; ACHYRANTHES ASPERA; ACHYRANTHES BIDENTATA; ADIANTUM CAPILLUS; AEHONYCHON PURPUREACAEMLEUM; ALBIZZIA LEBBEK; ALBIZZIA PROCERA; ANAGALLIS ARVENSIS; ANANAS COMOSUS; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; ANDROSACE SPETENTRIONALIS; ARISTOLOCHIA INDICA; ASPARAGUS PUBESCENS; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BALANITES REXBURGHII; BARLERIA PRIONITIS; BEAUMONTIA GRANDIFLORA; BERBERIS; BERBERIS CHITRIA; BRACHYBOTRYS PARIDIFORMIS; BURSERA FAGAROIDES; BUTEA FRONDOSA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ABRUS; ABRUS PRECATORIUS; ACACIA; ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS; ACACIA CATECHU; ACACIA NILOTICA; ACALYPHA; ACALYPHA INDICA; ACHYRANTHES; ACHYRANTHES ASPERA; ACHYRANTHES BIDENTATA; ADIANTUM; ALBIZIA; ALBIZIA LEBBECK; ANAGALLIS; ANAGALLIS ARVENSIS; ANANAS COMOSUS; ANDROGRAPHIS; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA; ANDROSACE; ANDROSACE SEPTENTRIONALIS; ARECA CATECHU; ARISTOLOCHIA; ARISTOLOCHIA INDICA; ASPARAGUS; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BALANITES; BARLERIA; BARLERIA PRIONITIS; BEAUMONTIA GRANDIFLORA; BERBERIS; BURSERA; BURSERA FAGAROIDES; BUTEA; BUTEA MONOSPERMA; CAESIA; PRIONITIS;

EID: 0037359585     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/094471103321659997     Document Type: Review

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