MEDICINAL PLANTS AS A SOURCE OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE IN BIRTH CONTROL: A REVIEW
Harneet Kaur, Rajendra Mehta*
ABSTRACT
This review provides a comprehensive summary of medicinal plants as
alternative medicine reported from year 2000 to 2013 to be used
throughout the world to induce abortion for the purpose of saving
mother life, for avoiding birth of child with health ailments and for
population control. Traditional medicines are practiced worldwide for
regulating fertility since ancient times. Still the tribal population
mainly depends upon these plants for the sake of family planning and
to induce abortion. Even though there is a rapid development in
allopathic medicine, the faith has not been degraded towards herbal
due to its side effects. This review may help the researchers to deal
with the further pharmacological investigation of these medicinal
plants.
Keywords: Abortifacient, Allopathic medicine, Ethnobotany, Family planning, Population Control.
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