One of the most critical problems of developing country like India is its geometrical increase in human population.About 90% of the world’s contraceptive users are women. This gender-based usage has occurred due to the emphasisof family planning programs and contraception research. Condom, vasectomy and withdrawal are the only malecontraception devices available with less assurance for men. It has, therefore, become necessary to use biologicallyactive botanical substances or fertility-regulating agents of plant origin which are ecofriendly in approach and interferewith the natural patterns of reproduction. At present, for the study of natural herbal contraception become one of thefocuses of modern contraceptive research. Herbs have been used by women since the beginning of time in an attempt tocontrol their fertility. The development of new fertility regulating drug from medicinal plants is an attractiveproposition, because from times immemorial humans have relied on plants and their products as sources of drugs andtherapeutic agents. 

One of the most critical problems of developing country like India is its geometrical increase in human population.About 90% of the world’s contraceptive users are women. This gender-based usage has occurred due to the emphasisof family planning programs and contraception research. Condom, vasectomy and withdrawal are the only malecontraception devices available with less assurance for men. It has, therefore, become necessary to use biologicallyactive botanical substances or fertility-regulating agents of plant origin which are ecofriendly in approach and interferewith the natural patterns of reproduction. At present, for the study of natural herbal contraception become one of thefocuses of modern contraceptive research. Herbs have been used by women since the beginning of time in an attempt tocontrol their fertility. The development of new fertility regulating drug from medicinal plants is an attractiveproposition, because from times immemorial humans have relied on plants and their products as sources of drugs andtherapeutic agents.