Record Details     « New Search       Brief Record Full Record MARC Record     Bibliographic Data Control Number 411728 Date and Time of Latest Transaction 20201212061614.AM General Information 201212s |||||||||b ||00||| Cataloging Source DOST-PCHRD Main Entry - Personal Name Chavez, E P   Aguila, V F   Ramos, E V   Cuasay, P M   Yasay, G D   Herrera, Celia L Title Statement Screening of some local plants for antifertility activity in female mice Physical Description 135-143 Summary, Etc. Using a modified screening method of Hall et al for antiefertility activity in female mice, extracts and/or juices of the following plants were tested for antifertility activity: Vernonia cinerea (Linn.) Less ("tagulinai"), Tinospora rumphii Boerl ("makabuhay", Moringa oleifera Lam. ("malunggay"), Artemisia vulgaris Linn. ("damong maria"), Diosscorea esculenta (Lour) Burkill ("tugi"), Momordica charantia Linn. ("ampalaya") and Averrhoa bilimbi Linn. ("kamias"). The following extracts/juices gave promising results (50% or more reduction in fertility v.s. the control group): petroleum ether extract of V. cinerea dried whole plant at 1 g/kg dose, methanol extract of T. rumphii dried stems at 0.9 g/kg dose, 80% ethanol extract of M. charantia dried fruits at 0.352 g/kg dose. A. bilimbi fruit juice at 14 mL/kg dose and the ethanol extract of its dried fruit at 1g/kg dose Subject Added Entry - Topical Term PLANTS   FEMALE   MICE   SCREENING   ANTIFERTILITY   PLANTS   FEMALE   MICE           Physical Location           Digital Copy Not Available          Add to Book Cart  |   Download MARC