title: ANTIFERTILITY EFFICACY OF CURCUMA LONGA (50% E to H EXTRACT) WITH SPECIAL REFERANCE TO SERUM BIOCHEMISTRY and FERTILITY TEST.
abstract: Oral feeding of 50% EtOH extract of Curcuma longa to male rats at the dose of 1gm/kg body weight caused significant reduction of serum cholesterol, triglycerides and phospholipids (P≤0.01 to 0.001). Whereas the SGOT levels aware not reduced significantly. Fertility test showed 80% negative result. The negative fertility results reflects the arrest of spermatogenesis and depletion of androgen level. Further Curcuma longa reflects antispermatogenic nature.
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Physiology section, Department of Zoology, J.N.V University, Jodhpur - 342 005, India.
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authors.lastname: Purohit