Evaluating the antifertility potential of an aqueous extract from Cassia fistula seeds in male rats.
Cassia fistula suppresses fertility in male rats. Withdrawal of extract restored all the altered parameters, including organ weights, fertility, circulatory level of hormones and tissue biochemistry, to control levels after 120 days.
Chauhan
Alka
A
Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India.
Agarwal
Meera
M
D000818:Animals; D002366:Cassia; D003272:Contraceptive Agents, Male / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000187:drug effects*; D008098:Litter Size / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012639:Seeds; D013091:Spermatogenesis / Q000187:drug effects; D013737:Testis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood; D013997:Time Factors
D003272:Contraceptive Agents, Male; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013739:Testosterone