Experiment 1256744

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeVAGINAL
OrganismAsparagus cochinchinensis (LILIACEAE)
CitationCH'EN,YC:. (1966). USE OF THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE ASPARAGUS COCHINCHINENSIS AS CERVICAL DILATORS.. 1966(1)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseasePIECES OF ROOT 5-7 CM. X 0.3-0.6 CM. ARE SOAKED IN 95% ETHANOLFOR 4 HOURS. A PIECE OF ROOT IS THEN INSERTED INTO THE CERVIX OF THE PREGNANT WOMAN 12 HOURS BEFORE BEING SCHEDULED FOR AN ABORTION. AMONG 84 PREGNANT WOMEN SUBJECTED TO THIS TREATMENT,78 HAD THE CERVIX DILATED TO SIZE 8-10(BY HAIG'S DILATOR): 2 WOMEN DILATED TO SIZE 7: 4 DILATED TO SIZE 6. THE OPERATION FOLLOWING THIS PROCEDURE WAS 94% EFFECTIVE WITH NO INFECTIONS OR UNFAVORABLE SIDE EFFECTS.
Dose amount1 RT.
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN(PREGNANT)
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractROOT