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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-12-24
pubmed:abstractText
Traditional physicians in and around Kotagiri village near Ootacamund, use a mixture of powdered roots of Cassia occidentalis, Derris brevipes variety coriacea and Justicia simplex to control female fertility. A mixture of powdered roots of these three plants, powdered root of Derris brevipes variety coriacea and its ethanolic extract were screened for antifertility activity in proven fertile female rats at 200 and 600 mg/kg body weight, respectively and given orally on D(1-7) of pregnancy. Both doses of the root powder of Derris brevipes variety coriacea showed 50% anti-implantation activity and also a significant reduction in the number of litters born. The ethanolic extract exhibited 40% anti-implantation activity when given orally at 600 mg/kg body weight. The rats, which continued their pregnancy, did not deliver any litters after their full term. Hence, the combined antifertility (anti-implantation and abortifacient) activity of the ethanolic extract was 100%. The results suggest that the ethanolic extract possesses more abortifacient type effect than the anti-implantation activity. The ethanolic extract also exhibited weak estrogenic activity when given alone and tested in immature ovariectomised female albino rats. But, when given along with ethinyl estradiol, it exhibited slight antiestrogenic activity. Histological and biochemical estimations were carried out to confirm this.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0378-8741
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2002 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
84
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
99-104
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12499083-Abortifacient Agents, pubmed-meshheading:12499083-Abortion, Induced, pubmed-meshheading:12499083-Adhatoda, pubmed-meshheading:12499083-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12499083-Cassia, pubmed-meshheading:12499083-Contraceptive Agents, pubmed-meshheading:12499083-Derris, pubmed-meshheading:12499083-Embryo Implantation, pubmed-meshheading:12499083-Estrogen Receptor Modulators, pubmed-meshheading:12499083-Estrogens, pubmed-meshheading:12499083-Ethinyl Estradiol, pubmed-meshheading:12499083-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12499083-India, pubmed-meshheading:12499083-Plant Extracts, pubmed-meshheading:12499083-Plant Roots, pubmed-meshheading:12499083-Plants, Medicinal, pubmed-meshheading:12499083-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:12499083-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:12499083-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:12499083-Uterus
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Antifertility activity of Derris brevipes variety coriacea.
pubmed:affiliation
JSS College of Pharmacy, Rocklands, Ootacamund-643 001, India. shribadami@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article