Estrogenic and pregnancy interceptory effects of achyranthes Aspera Linn. root

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-11

  Vasudeva, Neeru ^a   Sharma, S K ^a  

^a GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Achyranthes aspera; Anti implantation; Antifertility; Estrogenic; Uterotropic

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; ACHYRANTHES ASPERA EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; CHLOROFORM; ESTROGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INDIA; INHIBITION KINETICS; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PREGNANCY; RAT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UTERUS WEIGHT;

EID: 33846364274     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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