title: Post-coital antifertility activity of the marine plant, Achrostichum aureum L. in rat.
abstract: The ethanolic extract of A. aureum and its fractions were evaluated for postovulatory antifertility activity in female rats. The water soluble fraction of ethanolic (95%) extract prevented (100%) pregnancy when administered to female rats on days 1-7 postcoitum. This fraction was found devoid of both estrogenic and antiestrogenic activities.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Dhar
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Setty
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lakshmi
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Bhakuni
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003281:Contraceptives, Postcoital / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D007194:India; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010944:Plants; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012623:Seawater
chemical_list: D003281:Contraceptives, Postcoital; D010936:Plant Extracts