background: momordica charantia (m. charantia) seed has been supposed to have an antifertility property but mechanisms underlying the infertility effect have not been investigated. objective: we investigated the antifertility effect of m. charantia ethanol seed extracts on reproductive toxicology and seminal and plasma testosterone in male wistar rats. materials and methods: the control group (...

The antifertility effects of Carica papaya were investigated by feeding adult cycling and pregnant rats with different components of its fruits. No attempt was made to force-feed the animals. The results indicate that unripe fruits of papaya interrupt estrous cycle and induce abortions. The abortifacient property seems to decrease as the fruit becomes stale or ripe. Exogenous progesterone count...

Gossypol, a polyphenolic compound found in cotton plants, has many potential uses, including use as a male antifertility drug and spermicide. Gossypol affects a variety of cell processes and many of these effects may be explained by a common underlying mechanism. Here we report that gossypol promotes the formation of oxygen radicals when incubated with rat liver microsomes and human sperm sugge...

The ethnobotanical survey was made during last two years in the tribal population of Madhya Pradesh. Valuable information about the medicinal use of certain wild species against various diseases amongst tribal women are obtained by personal interviews. Some species are being used by them against various veneral diseases. Different plant parts of few species are also used by them for antifertili...

Ocimum sanctum L. is commonly named Tulsi in India, an herb belonging to the Lamiaceae family. It has enormous medicinally valuable essential oils such as eugenol, oleanolic acid, carvacrol, linalool secondary metabolites. used treat various diseases Ayurveda and also processes of several pharmacological properties antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial, antidiabetic, antifertility, hepatoprote...