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Contraceptive |
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See antifertility
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Plants having 'Contraceptive' activity
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| Costus speciosus | Rhizome is bitter, astringent, acrid, cooling, purgative, aphrodisiac, anthelmintic, depurative, febrifuge, expectorant, tonicanthelmintic, antiinflammatory, stimulant, antifertility and anticholinesterase activity; alleviates spasms and lowers blood pressure (seed); astringent (root). | | Crateva nurvala | Antiinflammatory, alterative, antipyretic, aperitif, astringent, bitter, cholagogue, contraceptive, demulcent, hepatotonic, laxative, litholytic, natriuretic, rubefacient, sedative, tonic (bark) | | Cuscuta reflexa | The seeds are alterative, anthelmintic, carminative and antibilious (stem); laxative and antifertility (plant); antiviral (50% EtOH aerial part extract). | | Cyperus rotundus | Astringent, anthelmintic, diuretic, carminative, increases the secretion of gastric juices, stimulant and diaphoretic (tuber); antipyretic and antiinflammatory (rhizome oil)analgesic, antibacterial, antibiotic, antispasmodic, antitussive, aromatic, contraceptive, emmenagogue, lithontripic, sedative, antierysipelas, stomachic, tonic, vermifuge. | | Daucus carota | Effect on coronary blood vessels (50% EtOH root extract); protects the liver (aqueous extract of carrot); antiimplantation and diuretic (seed alcohol extract) and carminative, stimulant and antifertility (seed); carminative, aromatic and stimulant (fruit and seed); antifungal (essential oil). The wild carrot is an aromatic herb that acts as a diuretic, soothes the digestive tract and stimulates the uterus. | | Dianthus superbus | Abortifacient, contraceptive, diuretic, emmenagogue, ophthalmic, tonic and vulnerary (plant); astringent, diuretic, haemostatic, resolvent and vulnerary (flowers). | | Dieffenbachia seguine | Analgesic, aphrodisiac, contraceptive, cyanogenetic, insecticide, rodenticide and sterilant. | | Dioscorea deltoidea | Antimicrobial (seed extract) and antipyretic (leaf), contraceptive. | | Dioscorea japonica | | | Dioscorea tokoro | Antirheumatic, antiseptic, antitussive and contraceptive (roots) | | Diospyros malabarica | Antidote and demulcent(fruits); astringent (seeds); hypoglycemic, antiviral and antiprotozoal (bark); antifertility agent and emmenagogue (plant) | | Embelia ribes | Fights diarrhea (root), spermicidal, stimulates uterine contractions and diuretic (seed), contraceptive, astringent, stimulant, anthelmintic (kills Ascaris lumbricoides), antibacterial and carminative (fruit)alterative, stimulant. | | Ephedra gerardiana | Cardiotonic, contraceptive, diuretic, oxytocic and dilates the bronchial tubes (plant); cardiac and circulatory stimulant (tincture) | | Erythronium americanum | Expectorant, contraceptive (plant); emetic (bulb and fresh leaves); Antiscrofulatic and emollient (leaves). | | Ferula narthex | Anthelmintic, antispasmodic, carminative, contraceptive, diaphoretic, expectorant, nervine. | | Flemingia strobilifera | Employed both externally and internally as an anthelmintic for children (leaves); as contraceptive for women (seeds). | | Galium boreale | Diaphoretic and diuretic (plant); contraceptive (decoction of plant). | | Gossypium barbadense | Abortifacient, astringent, antifungal, contraceptive, diuretic, emmenagogue, emollient, hemostatic, lactagogue, oxytocic, pectoral, uterotonic and vasoconstrictor | | Gossypium hirsutum | Abortifacient, aphrodisiac, astringent, contraceptive, cytostat, diuretic, emmenagogue, emollient, hemostat, hypercholesterolemic, hypertriglyceridemic, hypocholesterolemic, lactagogue. oxytocic, uterotonic and vasoconstrictor. | | Lithospermum erythrorhizon | Antitumor, cardiotonic, contraceptive, depurative and febrifuge (whole plant) | | |