Effect Garcinia Kola on Ovulation
EFFECT OF GARCINIA COLA ON OVULATION
A TERM PAPER ON COMMUNITY NUTRITION
PRESENTED TO
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
BY
AJITE KAYODE .O CLP/ 08/09/EX/MPH/2757
TABLE OF CONTENT
1. ABSTRACT
2. INTRODUCTION
3. LITERATURE REVIEW
4. CONCLUSION
5. REFERENCES
ABSTRACT
Garcinia kola (Bitter Kola) is a specie of flowering plant in the Clusiaceae family. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Among the Yorubas in Nigeria, it is known as “Orogbo”.
Contraception can be achieved by suppressing ovulation. Ovulation, an important process in female reproductive function is an inflammatory process. Among other important activities of Garcinia cola extract is the anti inflammatory activity. Therefore ingestion of G. cola has been linked with ovulation suppression in experimental animals and humans.
Introduction
The quest for naturally occurring compounds of herbal or plant origin that could be of benefit as contraceptive and fertility control agents has stimulated the interest in Garcinia kola (Guttiferae) seeds (‘bitter kola’) which is widely consumed as a stimulant1. Garcinia kola (Bitter Kola) is a specie of flowering plant in the Clusiaceae family. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Among the Yorubas in Nigeria, it is known as Orogbo.2 Traditionally used to treat illness by African medicine men,
A TERM PAPER ON COMMUNITY NUTRITION
PRESENTED TO
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
BY
AJITE KAYODE .O CLP/ 08/09/EX/MPH/2757
TABLE OF CONTENT
1. ABSTRACT
2. INTRODUCTION
3. LITERATURE REVIEW
4. CONCLUSION
5. REFERENCES
ABSTRACT
Garcinia kola (Bitter Kola) is a specie of flowering plant in the Clusiaceae family. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Among the Yorubas in Nigeria, it is known as “Orogbo”.
Contraception can be achieved by suppressing ovulation. Ovulation, an important process in female reproductive function is an inflammatory process. Among other important activities of Garcinia cola extract is the anti inflammatory activity. Therefore ingestion of G. cola has been linked with ovulation suppression in experimental animals and humans.
Introduction
The quest for naturally occurring compounds of herbal or plant origin that could be of benefit as contraceptive and fertility control agents has stimulated the interest in Garcinia kola (Guttiferae) seeds (‘bitter kola’) which is widely consumed as a stimulant1. Garcinia kola (Bitter Kola) is a specie of flowering plant in the Clusiaceae family. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Among the Yorubas in Nigeria, it is known as Orogbo.2 Traditionally used to treat illness by African medicine men,
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