A review on potentiality of medicinal plants as the source of new contraceptive principles.
Recently, a review has already been made on the synthetic contraceptive agents whereas this review embraces the natural contraceptives upto year 2001 with 355 references. It also includes the isolation of their active principles, methods of analysis of active ingredients through TLC, HPLC, their side effects and pharmacological action.
Chemical Laboratory, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India.
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Unny
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Chauhan
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Joshi
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Dobhal
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Gupta
D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003272:Contraceptive Agents, Male / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010060:Ovulation / Q000187:drug effects; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000187:drug effects
D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female; D003272:Contraceptive Agents, Male; D010936:Plant Extracts