Potential antifertility agents from plants: A comprehensive review

Kumar, Dinesh; Kumar, Ajay; Prakash, Om

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2011.12.039

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“…Poor educational qualification as well as poor family income of the respondents was also observed by Silva et al (2015) and Quinteiro et al (2015). In the present study, leaves are the most used parts, which agree with the previous ethnobotanical studies that have been carried out on plants used in the management of fertility (Kumar et al 2012;Ashidi et al 2013). Women of the study area were found to be more familiar with the use of such medicinal plants for infertility activity suggesting their indispensable role in preservation and transmission of plant knowledge in the society.…”

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Medicinal Plants Used for the Management of Fertility by Ethnic People of Manipur, Northeast India

Sapam¹,

Teron²,

Tamuli³

et al. 2017

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Traditional knowledge on medicinal plants used for the management of human fertility by different ethnic groups of Manipur state is discussed in the article. Ethnobotanical data was collected using semi-structured questionnaire from 46 informants. Collected data was analysed using quantitative indices like Shannon-Wiener Diversity Index, Use Value and Fidelity Level. The Shannon-Wiener index value was higher at 3.15 for elderly group (n=26, 57% of total respondents) compared to older adults 3.003. However, it was higher for female respondents (3.23) compared to male respondents (2.75). This study documented 46 plant species representing 41 genera and 31 families used for the management of fertility. The plant parts used by them included leaves (28.26%), rhizomes (21.74%), fruits/seeds (15.22%), and whole plants (6.52%). Habits of the plants belong to three broad categories: woody trees (23.9%), shrubs (21.7%) and herbs (54.3%). Alpinia galanga was found to be the most commonly used plant for with highest Use Value (0.6), as well as Fidelity level (60%). Healers have also reported that plants which are used as Abortifacient and contraceptive are also eaten as food. There is pressing need to conserve ethnobotanical wealth of indigenous people before the loss of such local wisdom becomes irretrievable.

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Medicinal Plants Used for the Management of Fertility by Ethnic People of Manipur, Northeast India

Sapam¹,

Teron²,

Tamuli³

et al. 2017

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“…It's popular fresh herbs in the world for aromatic and valuable biochemical compounds .1 Parsley leaves are rich in C and K vitamins, and it used to treat common illnesses as digestive system problems, hair and scalp problems and diabetes, blood pressure promoter and fertility regulation, abortifacient. [2][3][4][5] The origin of parsley is from Mediterranean region, but today is cultivated wherever of the world. Also, parsley is a traditional leafy green vegetable and commercially cultivated as an annual plant in many parts of the world.…”

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Harvest Number and Growing Season Effects on Quality and Health Related Compounds in Parsley

Alan¹,

Avcı²,

Giachino³

2017

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Background and Purpose: Parsley is mostly grown outdoors and harvested seasonally. Farmers in many parsley producing countries, especially in the temperate region such as Turkey usually prefer spring sowings (summer growing season-SGS) and fall sowings (winter growing season-WGS) for open field production. Parsley can be usually harvested 4-8 times in temperate climates, if some special precautions are taken it may be 10-15 times. In arid, hot and cold climate regions, 2-4 harvests can be obtained. Material and Methods: Seed material of parsley obtained from regional farmers. Two growing cycles per year, i.e. for summer growing season (SGS) and winter growing season (WGS) production and harvest number, have been investigated for their effects on quality and health promoting compounds of parsley such as dry matter content (DMC), color values, chlorophylls (Chl), vitamin C, antioxidant activity and total phenol content. Results: Statistically significant differences were identified for DMC, color values, Chl and total phenol between harvest numbers for both the growing seasons. On the other hand, vitamin C and antioxidant activity were not affected significantly by harvest numbers for both the growing seasons. DMC increased with increasing harvest numbers for only the SGS. Darkest leaves were obtained from fourth harvest for the SGS; from second harvest for the WGS. First harvest had the highest Chl 'a'+'b' with 52.87 mg/100 g for the SGS; second harvest had the highest Chl 'a'+'b' (40.36 mg/100 g ) for the WGS. Total phenol content decreased with increasing harvest numbers for the SGS. Contrarily to the SGS, total phenol content increased slightly with increasing harvest numbers by 5% for the WGS. Conclusion: It can be concluded that depending on harvest numbers either an increase, a decrease or no effect in quality and health related compounds of parsley seemed to occur. The SGS may be taken more seriously, since it creates a better environment for the expression of different quality traits as compared to the WGS.

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“…In addition, it can be a description of quality standards that ensure that the simplicia as ingredients and medicinal products meet the requirements of Quality-Safety-Efficacy. 3 A variety of pharmacological activities of Sterculia such as anti-oxidant, 4 anti TB, 5 cytotoxic, 6 CNS depressant, 7 anti-inflammatory activity, 6 antibacterial and hemolitic activity, 8 antifungal, genotoxic, 9 antidiabetic, 10 anthelmintic, gastroprotective 11 and analgesic activity. 12 …”

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Pharmacognosy, Phytochemical Study and Antioxidant Activity of Sterculia rubiginosa Zoll. Ex Miq. Leaves

Prastiwi

Elya²,

Sauriasari³

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Original Article INTRODUCTIONIndonesia Nation is rich in flora diversity. Many native plants of Indonesia that still need development for treatment, one of them from the genus Sterculia. The genus was present in tropical and sub-tropical regions, with a number of species 1100. The tree or shrub with simple leaves with flat or toothed edges, unisexual flowers, with 5 petals, some of which have an unpleasant odor as an example of Sterculia foetida in Indonesia is known by the name of Kepuh. There is no report about pharmacognosy and phytochemical study with this plant.Objective: The main aim of this research is to establish pharmacognosy, phytochemical study and antioxidant activity of Sterculia rubiginosa Zoll.ex. Miq. Leaves. The plant used to cure many diseases of Indonesia. Methods: In the present study, pharmacognosy and phytochemical study of plant material were performed as per the Indonesian Herb Pharmacopoeia. Results: Microscopy powder of Sterculia rubiginosa Zoll.ex. Miq. Leaves shows star shape trichoma as a specific fragment. Physicochemical parameters including total ash (17.152 %), acid-insoluble ash (0.922 %), water-soluble extractive (1.610 % w/w), alcohol-soluble extractive (4.524 % w/w), hexane-soluble extractive (4.005 % w/w), and ethyl acetate-soluble extractive (3.160 % w/w) were evaluated. Phytochemical screening of ethanol extracts showed the presence of tannins, flavonoids, alkaloids, steroids-terpenoids, glycosides, and phenols. And absent of saponins and Anthraquinones. Antioxidant activity with IC 50 157, 4665 ppm and flavonoid total was 59.436 mg/g quercetin equivalent. Conclusion: The pharmacognosy, physiochemical, and phytochemical evaluation provides information for the safety, identification, and class of chemical constituent's presents in this crude extract.

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Potential antifertility agents from plants: A comprehensive review

Cited by 112 publications

References 192 publications

Medicinal Plants Used for the Management of Fertility by Ethnic People of Manipur, Northeast India

Medicinal Plants Used for the Management of Fertility by Ethnic People of Manipur, Northeast India

Harvest Number and Growing Season Effects on Quality and Health Related Compounds in Parsley

Pharmacognosy, Phytochemical Study and Antioxidant Activity of Sterculia rubiginosa Zoll. Ex Miq. Leaves

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