Anti-fertility effect of flower extracts of Tabernaemontana divaricata in rats

Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 58-62

  Mukhram, Mohd Azeemuddin ^a   Shivakumar, H ^a   Viswanatha, G L ^b   Rajesh, S ^b  

^a SCS College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b PES COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Abortifacient effect; Anti fertility effect; Anti implantation activity; Estrogenic activity; Tabernaemontana divaricata

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; ALKALOID; AMINO ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; STEROID; TABERNAEMONTANA DIVARICATA EXTRACT; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FORMULATION; EMBRYO RESORPTION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FLOWER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; RAT; TABERNAEMONTANA; TABERNAEMONTANA DIVARICATA; TOXICITY TESTING; UTERUS WEIGHT;

EID: 84855570982     PISSN: 20956975     EISSN: 18755364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-5364(12)60013-2     Document Type: Article

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