Contraceptive properties of natural substances used as delicacies nature's system of check and balance

ABSTRACT

Nature maintains a check and balance between the available resources and animal and plant populations. In a similar way, natural substances possess fertility affecting properties for human beings as well. The present paper reports five such substances used as contraceptives in the traditional system of medicine, namely, Piper nigrum, Curcuma longa, Allium sativum, Syzygium aromaticum and Momordica charantia, which are used as delicacies in our society