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ArticlePlants (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Phytochemical Profile, Safety and Efficacy of a Herbal Mixture Used for Contraception by Traditional Health Practitioners in Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, South Africa.

Molelekwa Arthur Moroole, Simeon Albert Materechera, Wilfred Otang-Mbeng, Rose Hayeshi, Cor Bester, Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu

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Article in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Molelekwa Arthur MorooleIndigenous Knowledge Systems Centre, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho 2790, North West Province, South Africa.
Simeon Albert MaterecheraIndigenous Knowledge Systems Centre, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho 2790, North West Province, South Africa.
Wilfred Otang-MbengSchool of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Agriculture, University of Mpumalanga, Mbombela Campus, Private Bag X11283, Nelspruit 1200, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.
Rose HayeshiDepartment of Science and Innovation/North-West University Preclinical Drug Development Platform (PCDDP), Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, North West Province, South Africa.
Cor BesterDepartment of Science and Innovation/North-West University Preclinical Drug Development Platform (PCDDP), Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, North West Province, South Africa.
Adeyemi Oladapo AremuIndigenous Knowledge Systems Centre, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho 2790, North West Province, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-6602-246X
North-West University · ZAUniversity of Mpumalanga · ZA

Funding

National Research Foundation UID 107748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of medicinal plants for contraception remains a common practice among South African ethnic groups. The present study assessed the phytochemical profile, cytotoxicity, acute oral toxicity and efficacy of a herbal mixture used for contraception by the Batswana of South Africa. An aqueous extract was prepared from equal quantities (in terms of weight) of

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acute toxicitycontraceptivecytotoxicitymedicinal plantsphenolicstoxicity

Identifiers

PMID35050081
PMCPMC8778889
OpenAlexW4206710849

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