By AGGREY OMBOKIMore by this AuthorA compound traditionally used by African hunters as poison on their arrows could be the key to male contraception. After conducting a study on rats, a report published in the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Journal of Medicinal Chemistry has highlighted the contraceptive benefits of ouabain, traditionally used as arrow poison by African hunters. CONTRACEPTIVEA research team drawn from the ACS have found that a particular plant extract could be the key to curbing male fertility. Although there is ongoing research into male contraceptive pills, it has not yet been made commercially available. DOSAGEAccording to the report, ouabain disrupts the movement of sodium and calcium ions and locks on to a protein that is critical in fertility.

Source: Daily Nation January 19, 2018 07:18 UTC