Postcoital Antifertility Activity of the Plant Striga densiflora (Scrophulariaceae) on Female Albino Rats

Shivayogi P Hiremath Department of Chemistry, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga-585 106, India

H K Shanmukha Swamy Department of Chemistry, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga-585 106, India

Shrishailappa M Badami Department of Chemistry, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga-585 106, India

Saraswati B Patil Department of Zoology, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga-585 106, India

Ramesh L Londonkar Department of Zoology, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga-585 106, India

Abstract

The ethanol and petroleum ether (60–80°C) extracts of S. densiflora, Benth. (Scrophulariaceae), were administered orally to pregnant albino rats for 7 days at the dose of 10 and 20 mg/100 g body weight and showed significant antifertility and estrogenic activity. Histological studies of uterus were carried out to confirm the estrogenic activity of plant extracts. The antifertility activity was reversible on withdrawal of the plant extract treatment.

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