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Plants for male fertility regulation
Author(s) -
Kamal Raka,
Gupta R. S.,
Lohiya N. K.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.1320
Subject(s) - fertility , male fertility , population , natural fertility , traditional medicine , biology , medicine , research methodology , family planning , environmental health
The importance of drugs of plant origin in the pursuit of fertility regulating agents for the male from natural products has long been recognized. This review includes 80 plants with 205 references, up to year 2002. The type of extract, dose, animal model and pharmacological activity of these materials have been reviewed in this paper to add impetus to further research and collaboration to resolve the problem of population explosion. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.