Herbal contraception - A call for education and research

Medicinal Plants - International Journal of Phytomedicines and Related Industries

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-31

  Sharma, Manisha ^a   Chauhan, Geetanjali ^a   Kharkwal, Harsha ^a   Pushpangadan, P ^a   Varma, Ajit ^a  

^a AMITY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Colchicine; Gloriosa superba; Herbal contraception; Male sterility; Sperms

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; CARICA PAPAYA EXTRACT; COLCHICINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MICROBICIDE;

ANCISTROPHYLLUM SECUNDIFLORUM; ANGIOSPERM; ASAFETIDA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CALLUS CULTURE; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG STRUCTURE; EMBLIA RIBES; FAMILY PLANNING; FENUGREEK; GLORIOSA SUPERBA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MONTANOA TOMENTOSA; NONHUMAN; PAPAYA; PENNYROYAL; PLANT FUNGUS INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHOOT; SILPHIUM; TRIPTERYGIUM WILFORDII; VICOA INDICA; WILD CARROT;

FUNGI; GLORIOSA SUPERBA; LILIACEAE; RHIZOBIALES; SEBACINA VERMIFERA;

EID: 78651350033     PISSN: 09754261     EISSN: 09756892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5958/j.0975-4261.2.1.003     Document Type: Review

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