The Potential of Jatropha variegata Fruits as a Natural Contraceptive: Antifertility Activity and Phytochemical Analysis

Table 4

Effect of the methanol extract of J. variegata fruit on litter size and resorption index of female rats.

Treatment	Implants	Litters	Resorption	% abortifacient activity
Control	5.17 ± 1.30	5.17 ± 1.30	0.00 ± 0.00	00.00
J. variegata (150 mg/kg)	6.67 ± 1.20	3.33 ± 1.09	3.33 ± 0.67∗∗	50.00
J. variegata (300 mg/kg)	7.17 ± 0.833	0.50 ± 0.34∗	6.67 ± 0.99∗∗∗	93.02

n = 6 in each group.  < 0.05,  < 0.01, and  < 0.001 compared to the control group. Values are expressed as means ± SEM and analyzed by one-way analysis of variance followed by Tukey’s post hoc test using SPSS software.