Estrogenic and antiestrogenic activity in Indian forage plants

Mohsin, M.; Pal, A.K.

Indian Veterinary Journal 52(3): 221-224

1975


ISSN/ISBN: 0019-6479
PMID: 1232058
Document Number: 90651
From trials with immature mice, the oestrogenic activity equivalent to mu g of diethylstilboestrol/kg DM leaf was for berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum) 12, lucerne (Medicago sativa) 18, toothed medick (M. hispida) 9, cowpea (Vigna catjang) 9 and Bengal gram (Cicer arietinum) 5. Toothed medick and arhar (Cajanus indicus) had some antioestrogenic activity and small medick (M. minima) had neither activity.

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