Kenya: African Arrow Poison Could Become Male Contraceptive

19 January 2018

A 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.

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