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PMID: 15180576 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Plants have been used worldwide for treatment of various human ailments since antiquity. Their use is still quite prevalent in developing countries in the form of traditional/folkloric system of medicine. Intensive chemical and pharmacological studies on traditional/folkloric medicinal plants during the last 5 decades have led to the validation of traditional claims in many cases and facilitated identification of their active principles. The active principles have provided leads in the development of several life saving drugs, which are in clinical use today. A large number of these plants are used for birth control in different countries. The present review has, therefore, been planned to provide an account of the investigations carried out on traditional/folkloric plants used for fertility regulation. The status of scientific validations of their anti-fertility potential and identification of active principles during the last 28 years are discussed. The literature survey shows that approximately 318 different plants are in traditional/folkloric use worldwide, of which 227 plants are of Indian origin. So far, 74 plants have been screened for their anti-fertility potential, 48 of them have been found to be effective. Active principles of about 15 plants have been identified during the period under review. |
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Authors:
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R Maurya; S Srivastava; D K Kulshreshta; C M Gupta |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Current medicinal chemistry Volume: 11 ISSN: 0929-8673 ISO Abbreviation: Curr. Med. Chem. Publication Date: 2004 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-06-07 Completed Date: 2005-03-17 Revised Date: 2007-02-12 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9440157 Medline TA: Curr Med Chem Country: Netherlands |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1431-50 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Central Drug Research Institute, Chattar Manzil Palace, Lucknow 226 001, India. drcmg@satyam.net.in |
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Animals Contraception / methods* Contraceptive Agents / chemistry, isolation & purification, pharmacology Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / methods Humans Infertility / chemically induced Medicine, Traditional* Plants, Medicinal / chemistry, classification Time Factors |
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0/Contraceptive Agents |
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