Identification and determination of the level of steroid hormones of the human reproductive axis, estradiol, progesterone and testosterone, in the seed extracts of psoralia corylifolia

The present study was carried out to detect and measure the extent of presence of the steroidal hormones of the human reproductive axis, namely, estradiol, progesterone and testosterone, in the seeds of Psoralia corylifolia. The analysis revealed the presence of all these hormones in the seed extract. The levels in the first and second extract were 394.84 and 216.64 pg/ml [estradiol], 3.773 and 2.123 ng/ml [progesterone], while testosterone levels were 3.15 and 2.94 ng/ml. The presence, levels of these hormones in the seeds could be a reason for the fertility regulating property of these seeds