the effects of hydroalcoholic extract of peganum harmala seeds (eps) on spontaneous rhythmic contractions of isolated rat uterine was investigated in this study. eps was tested on the isolated uterus and endometrium free (i.e. stripped myometrium) preparations. eps was found to exhibit significant spontaneous contractions of the uterus and stripped myometrium relative to the solvent control. af...

The continued use of plants by women to prevent pregnancy suggests there are plants out there with potential use as contraceptives. In Zimbabwe, Pouzolzia mixta is used as a "morning after" contraceptive, thus it may possess postcoital antifertility activity. To test contraceptive activity, animals (n=8/group) were orally pretreated with aqueous (AqPM) or ethanolic (EtPM) extract of P. mixta at...

Background and Purpose: Euphorbia heterophylla Linn. (Euphorbiaceae) is a promising medicinal plant used as an oxytocic in folkloric medicine. The study investigated the uterotonic abortifacient effects of aqueous leaf extract (AEEH). 
 Methods: GC-MS analysis AEEH was done. In vitro experiment on contractile activity conducted uterus nulliparous female Sprague Dawley rats using isolated o...

Analogues of deamino-ti-carba-oxytocin, containing isoleucine, Ocmethyltyrosine or methionine in position 2, either in the sulfide or sulfoxide form, were prepared and studied pharmacologically. These compounds had considerably lower biological activities than the analogous compounds of the l-carba series. Furthermore, analogues of [l,6-homolanthionine]deamino-oxytocin were prepared with Ocmeth...

The oxytocic activity of the jugular blood plasma of bulls before and after copulation, ejaculation into an artificial vagina, massage of the seminal vesicles and ampullae and stimulation with an electroejaculator increased from below 0\m=.\01\g=m\U/mlto a peak level varying from 2 to 1000 \g=m\U/ml4 to 6 min after ejaculation or 6 to 9 min after the start of electrical or manual stimulation.

Graptophyllum pictum is a plant used in medicine from the time of Ayurveda, ancient system Indian medicine. This review article presented to give an insight on all updated information its pharmacological activities. Studies indicated that G. possesses diverse medicinal properties such as anti-inflammatory, nephroprotective, antidiabetic, oxytocic, and anti-implantation properties. comprehends n...