Antifertility effects of two Malaysian plants

The effects of two indigenous plants on the fertility of rats have been studied. Lepidagathis longifolia, also known as Penluruh, Serga dan Penggugur, has been found to reduce the litter size of rats if an aqueous extract (500 and 550 mg/kg body weight) of its roots is administered orally for 10 d...

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Main Authors: Tan, C.H, Smadiyah, A
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: 1983
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2156/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2156/1/Antifertility_effects_of_two_Malaysian_plants.pdf
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description The effects of two indigenous plants on the fertility of rats have been studied. Lepidagathis longifolia, also known as Penluruh, Serga dan Penggugur, has been found to reduce the litter size of rats if an aqueous extract (500 and 550 mg/kg body weight) of its roots is administered orally for 10 days post-coitum. This finding is consistent with its alleged used as an abortifacient. In contrast, the oral administration of aqueous and ethanol extracts (250 mg/kg body weight; 30 days) of Hibiscus rosa sinensis flowers (Bunga raya) has no effect on the weight and histology of the sex organs of male rats.
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spelling upm-21562013-05-27T06:59:12Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2156/ Antifertility effects of two Malaysian plants Tan, C.H Smadiyah, A The effects of two indigenous plants on the fertility of rats have been studied. Lepidagathis longifolia, also known as Penluruh, Serga dan Penggugur, has been found to reduce the litter size of rats if an aqueous extract (500 and 550 mg/kg body weight) of its roots is administered orally for 10 days post-coitum. This finding is consistent with its alleged used as an abortifacient. In contrast, the oral administration of aqueous and ethanol extracts (250 mg/kg body weight; 30 days) of Hibiscus rosa sinensis flowers (Bunga raya) has no effect on the weight and histology of the sex organs of male rats. 1983 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2156/1/Antifertility_effects_of_two_Malaysian_plants.pdf Tan, C.H and Smadiyah, A (1983) Antifertility effects of two Malaysian plants. Pertanika, 6 (1). pp. 40-42. English
spellingShingle Tan, C.H
Smadiyah, A
Antifertility effects of two Malaysian plants
title Antifertility effects of two Malaysian plants
title_full Antifertility effects of two Malaysian plants
title_fullStr Antifertility effects of two Malaysian plants
title_full_unstemmed Antifertility effects of two Malaysian plants
title_short Antifertility effects of two Malaysian plants
title_sort antifertility effects of two malaysian plants
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2156/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2156/1/Antifertility_effects_of_two_Malaysian_plants.pdf