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Contraceptive effect of Curcuma longa (L.) in male albino rat
Purohit Ashok1, Bhagat Meenakshi
1Department of Zoology, JNV University, Jodhpur (Raj.) 342 005, India. purohit1411@yahoo.com
Asian Journal of Andrology
|April 6, 2004
Abstract
Aim:
To study the contraceptive effect of the crude extracts of Curcuma longa in male albino rats.
Methods:
Rats were fed orally with Curcuma longa aqueous and 70% alcoholic extract for 60 days (500 mg x kg(-1) x day(-1)).
Results:
A reduction in sperm motility and density was observed in both the treated groups.
Conclusion:
Curcuma longa may have affected the androgen synthesis either by inhibiting the Leydig cell function or the hypothalamus pituitary axis and as a result, spermatogenesis is arrested.
