Experiment 812238

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismScaevola taccada (GOODENIACEAE)
CitationHOLDSWORTH,DK:. (1977). MEDICINAL PLANTS OF PAPUA-NEW GUINEA,TECHNICAL PAPER NO.175,SOUTH PACIFIC COMMISSION, NOUMEA,NEW CALEDONIA.. ()
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseLEAVES SOAKED IN SALT WATER AND DRUNK AS A PRECAUTIONARY DOSE BEFORE ONSET OF FERTILITY. TREATMENT MAY BE TAKEN REGULARLY TO INDUCE INFERTILITY FROM THE AGE OF 10. GIRLS TAKE EXTRACT ONCE A MONTH FOR 4 MONTHS, FOLLOWED BY AN INTERVAL OF 6 MONTHS. REPORTED TO INDUCE SEVEN YEARS OF INFERTILITY WITH NO SIDE EFFECTS.
Number1
Pharmacological activity200
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
ExtractH2O EXT
GenderFEMALE