Evaluation of the galactagoguic activity of Asparagus falcatus

Abstract

Aqueous, methanol, methylene and protein extracts of roots of Asparagus falcatus were administered orally to lactating sprague dawley rats for one week from the fifth day after the delivery. The weight gain of the litter was compared with control groups in order to evaluate the galactagoguic activity of the extracts. A significant increase in the percentage weight weght gain of the litter was not observed in the treatment groups following administration of any of these extracts. This is suggestive of an absence of galactagoguic activity in the extracts of A. falcatus investigated, at the doses administered.