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Spermicidal activity of seed oil of Pongamia glabra
A H Bandivdekar1, S B Moodbidri
1Institute for Research in Reproduction, Parel, Mumbai, India.
Archives of Andrology
|January 16, 2002
Abstract:
The medicinal properties of seed oil of Pongamia glabra are well known in traditional Indian medicine. It has antimicrobial activity against several organisms. It is used in the treatment of herpes and scabies and, systemically, it is also used in the treatment of dyspepsia with sluggish liver. The present study demonstrates that in vitro, Pongamia oil has strong spermicidal activity.