Antifertility, Abortifacient and Fertility Promoting Drugs from Dandakaranya
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In this article, 26 folKlore claims on Antifertility, Abortifacient and Fertility - promoting drugs gathered from the tribals of Dandakaranya during the Medico-Ethno-Botanical explorations undertaken by the authors are presented. suggesting scientific screening of these claims for establishing their validity and acceptability so as to make use of them, with modifications if any, in the National Family Welfare Programmes.
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