Pharmacological Evaluation and Antifertility Activity of Jatropha gossypifolia in Rats

Table 2

Effect of Jatropha gossypifolia leaf extracts on anti-implantation and early abortifacient activity in rats (𝑥±𝑠,𝑛=6).

Treatment/dose	% anti-implantation activity	% early abortifacient activity	% antifertility activity
Vehicle control	0	0	0
Ethanolic extract 200 mg kg^−1, p.o.	24.35±0.58	2.85±0.59^∗∗	26.47±0.65
Ethanolic extract 400 mg kg^−1, p.o.	43.98±0.40	5.71±2.54^∗∗∗	74.27±0.29
Aqueous extract 200 mg kg^−1, p.o.	29.47±0.39	3.03±0.42^∗∗	33.31±0.16
Aqueous extract 400 mg kg^−1, p.o.	63.70±0.34	10.08±4.15^∗∗∗	46.78±0.28

^∗∗𝑃<0.01, ^∗∗∗𝑃<0.001 versus vehicle control.