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Journal of Medical Sciences

Year: 2001 | Volume: 1 | Issue: 1 | Page No.: 22-24
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2001.22.24
Antifertility Activity of Pergularia daemia
Golam Sadik, M. A. Gafur, M. Shah Alam Bhuiyan, A. H. M. Khurshid Alam, M. Helal U. Biswas, Parvez Hassan, Abdul Mannan, M. Omar Faruk Khan and A. K. A. Chowdhury

Abstract: The ethanolic extract of Pergularia daemia and its steroidal fraction were studied for antifertility activity. Both the ethanol extract and the steroidal fraction showed significant antifertility activity in the pre-implantation stage in female mice. The ethanol extract also showed late abortifacient activity

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Golam Sadik, M. A. Gafur, M. Shah Alam Bhuiyan, A. H. M. Khurshid Alam, M. Helal U. Biswas, Parvez Hassan, Abdul Mannan, M. Omar Faruk Khan and A. K. A. Chowdhury, 2001. Antifertility Activity of Pergularia daemia. Journal of Medical Sciences, 1: 22-24.

Keywords: ., Antifetility and Pergularia daemia

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