Antifertility potential of some medicinal plants in males: An overview

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2011, Pages 204-217

  Joshi, Suresh C ^a   Sharma, Aksha ^a   Chaturvedi, Mridula ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

^b Vedic Women's College   (India)

Author keywords

Antifertility Potential; Contraceptive; Effective; Male based; Non hormonal

Indexed keywords

6 O 4 COUMAROYL 8 O ACETYLSHANZHISIDE METHYL ESTER; 7 METHOXYDIDERROSIDE; ABRINEURIN; ABRUS PRECATORIUS EXTRACT; ACETYLBARLERIN; BARLERIA PRIONITIS EXTRACT; BARLERIN; BARLERINOSIDE; BLACK PEPPER EXTRACT; CAPARIDISINE; CAPPARILIN; CAPPARIN; CAPPARININ; CAPPARIS APHYLLA EXTRACT; CAPPARISINE; CHOLINE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; CURCUMIN; LUPULINOSIDE; PIPERINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT GLYCOSIDE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PRECATORINE; SHANZHISIDE METHYL ESTER; TESTOSTERONE; TRIACONTANOL; TRIGONELLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

CONTRACEPTION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE FERTILITY; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 84863409926     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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