Research Article

Evaluation of Cytotoxicity and Antifertility Effect of Artemisia kopetdaghensis

Table 1

Effect of Artemisia kopetdaghensis on reproduction of female rats. The pregnant rats were treated (i.p.) with vehicle or A. kopetdaghensis hydroalcoholic extract from the 2th to 8th day of pregnancy. Values are mean ± SEM ( = 8–10).

Animal groupsDuration of pregnancy (day)Abortion (%)Percent of dead fetuses (%)

Control 06
A. kopetdaghensis (200 mg/kg) 307
A. kopetdaghensis (400 mg/kg) 440