Experiment 881617

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismAchyranthes aspera (AMARANTHACEAE)
CitationSIDDIQUI,MB: ALAM,MM: HUSAIN,W: SHARMA,GK:. (1988). ETHNO-MEDICAL STUDY OF PLANTS USED FOR TERMINATING PREGNANCY.. 59(3)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseUSED FOR ABORTION OR FOR DIFFICULT DELIVERY. 25 GM GREEN OR DRIED ROOT IS DECOCTED. ONE DOSE USUALLY SUFFICES, BUT 2 OR 3 DOSES CAN BE GIVEN AT 24 HR INTERVALS IF NEEDED. DECOCTION IS TAKEN WHEN PAIN IS AT ITS PEAK AND DELIVERY IS DIFFICULT. DELIVERY WILL BE NORMALIZED AFTER TAKING DECOCTION. REMEDY WAS TRIED ON 250 CLIENTS AGED 18-35 YEARS WITH A SUCCESS RATE OF 90.0%, ACCORDING TO NATIVE DOCTORS.
Number1
Pharmacological activity100
AnimalHUMAN(PREGNANT)
ExtractDECOCTION