Drynaria Quercifolia – an Antifertility Agent
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Which belongs to the family polypodiaceae is used as an antifertility agent among Kadars of Anamalai Hills Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu.
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Plant products impairing fertility of animals.
Fertility is possibly the most important capability contained within living cells or species. Therefore, finding the most efficacious way to enhance or promote fertility is the main goal of all living things. To best manage nature's strong predisposition for fertility, plant-based traditional medicines for birth control have long been incorporated into medical practices throughout the world, in...
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