CONTRACEPTIVE EFFECT OF CURCUMA LONGA (L.) IN MALE ALBINO RAT

• 来源期刊: 亚洲男性学杂志(英文版)
• 学科: 医学
• 年，卷（期）: 2004,（1）
• 页码范围: 71-74
• 页数: 4页
• 分类号: R285
• 语种: 中文

摘要

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?kg-1? 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 hypo-thalamus pituitary axis and as a result, spermatogenesis is arrested.