Abstract
Crude ethanolic extract of seeds of Cichorium intybus and aerial parts of Guetterda andamanica, Memcylon lushingtonii, and Solanum crassypetalum and their fractions were evaluated for postcoital contraceptive efficacy in adult
female Sprague-Dawley rats. The extracts were administered orally in days 1–10 postcoitum,
and significant contraceptive activity was observed. On fractionation, the activity
was localized primarily in the chloroform- or butanol-insoluble fractions. The activity
in these fractions was invariably associated with a significantly reduced number of
implantations.
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Article Info
Publication History
Accepted:
March 20,
1998
Received in revised form:
March 9,
1998
Received:
December 30,
1997
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© 1998 Elsevier Science Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
