Antifertility activity of medicinal plants

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 382-388

  Daniyal, Muhammad ^a   Akram, Muhammad ^b  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b University of Poonch Rawalakot   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antifertility agent; Efficacy; Literature review; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ABORTIVE AGENT; ANTISPERMATOGENIC AGENT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN INHIBITOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ACANTHACEAE; ACHYRANTHES ASPERA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BARLERIA PRIONITIS; BLACK PEPPER; BUTEA MONOSPERMA; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; CONTRACEPTION; ETHNIC GROUP; HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS; JUNIPERIS COMMUNIS; JUNIPERUS; LAWSONIA INERMIS; LEMON; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA ARVENSIS; NONHUMAN; OVULATION INHIBITION; PERSICARIA HYDROPIPER; PLUMBAGO ZEYLANICA; POMEGRANATE; REVIEW; RICINUS COMMUNIS; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; NIDATION; OVULATION; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ABORTIFACIENT AGENTS; ANIMALS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; OVULATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 84937630542     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2015.03.008     Document Type: Review

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