Ferula alliacea for

A crude aqueous extract of powdered Combretodendron africanum bark is a smooth muscle stimulant and reportedly has contraceptive as well as abortifacient properties. Another plant material with a fertility lowering effect on rats is byakangelicin, a furancoumarin from Ferula alliacea.3 A steroidal oily fraction extracted from the seed of Abius precatorius was orally active when tested for antifertility activity on rats and mice. The material also produced 80% sterility in rats when administered as a single oral dose of 150 mg of oil daily for 1-5 days in the post coital period. 

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See also in sourсe #XX -- [ ]

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