Folk herbal medicines used in birth control and sexual diseases by tribals of southern Rajasthan, India

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 171-177

  Jain, Anita ^a   Katewa, S S ^a   Chaudhary, B L ^a   Galav, Praveen ^a  

^a M L SUKHADIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antifertility; Ethnobotany; Folk herbal medicines; Sexual diseases; Southern Rajasthan; Tribals

Indexed keywords

ABUTILON INDICUM EXTRACT; ACACIA CATECHU EXTRACT; ACACIA LEUCOPHLOEA EXTRACT; AEGLE MARMELOS EXTRACT; ALANGIUM SALVIFOLIUM EXTRACT; ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT; ANOGEISSUS LATIFOLIA EXTRACT; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS EXTRACT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; BOMBAX CEIBA EXTRACT; BORASSUS FLABELIFER EXTRACT; BOSWELLIA SERRATA EXTRACT; BRIDELIA RETUSA EXTRACT; BUTEA MONOSPERMA EXTRACT; CEROPEGIA CANDELABRUM EXTRACT; CLITORIA TERNATEA EXTRACT; COCCULUS VILLOSUS EXTRACT; CORCHORUS DEPRESSUS EXTRACT; CRATEVA MAGNA EXTRACT; CURCULIGO ORCHIOIDES EXTRACT; DAUCUS CAROTA EXTRACT; ECHINOPUS ECHINATUS EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA CADUCIFOLIA EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA NERIIFOLIA EXTRACT; FICUS BENGHALENSIS EXTRACT; FICUS RACEMOSA EXTRACT; GLORIOSA SUPERBA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ABORTION; ABRUS; ABUTILON INDICUM; ACACIA CATECHU; ACACIA LEUCOPHLOEA; AEGLE MARMELOS; ALANGIUM SALVIFOLIUM; ANOGEISSUS LATIFOLIA; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BIRTH CONTROL; BOMBAX CEIBA; BORASSUS FLABELIFER; BOSWELLIA SERRATA; BRIDELIA RETUSA; BUTEA MONOSPERMA; CARROT; CEROPEGIA BULBOSA; CLITORIA TERNATEA; COCCULUS VILLOSUS; CONCEPTION; CORCHORUS DEPRESSUS; CRATEVA MAGNA; CURCURLIGO ORCHIOIDES; DELIVERY; DILL; DRUG INFORMATION; ECHINOPS ECHINATUS; ETHNOBOTANY; EUPHORBIA CADUCIFOLIA; EUPHORBIA NERIIFOLIA; FAMILY PLANNING; FICUS BENGHALENSIS; FICUS RACEMOSA; FLOWER; FRUIT; GLORIOSA SUPERBA; GONORRHEA; GREWIA ORIENTALIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; INDIA; INFERTILITY; INTERVIEW; JAMINUM ARBORESCENS; LEUKORRHEA; MENORRHAGIA; MENSTRUATION; PLANT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS;

EID: 0346492904     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2003.09.041     Document Type: Article

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