Effect of tulsi (Ocimum Sanctum Linn.) on sperm count and reproductive hormones in male albino rabbits

Fresh leaves of Ocimum Sanctum (OS) were used to study its effect on male reproductive function (sperm count and reproductive hormones) in male albino rabbits. Animals in the test group received supplementation of 2 g of fresh leaves of OS per rabbit for 30 days, while the control group was maintain...

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Autores principales: Sethi, Jyoti, Yadav, Mridul, Sood, Sushma, Dahiya, Kiran, Singh, Veena
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3059441/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21455446
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7788.76782
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author Sethi, Jyoti
Yadav, Mridul
Sood, Sushma
Dahiya, Kiran
Singh, Veena
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description Fresh leaves of Ocimum Sanctum (OS) were used to study its effect on male reproductive function (sperm count and reproductive hormones) in male albino rabbits. Animals in the test group received supplementation of 2 g of fresh leaves of OS per rabbit for 30 days, while the control group was maintained on normal diet for the same duration. Sperm count and hormonal estimation [testosterone, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH)] were done in serum samples of both groups and compared. A significant decrease was noted in the sperm count in test group rabbits. Serum testosterone levels showed marked increase while FSH and LH levels were significantly reduced in OS-treated rabbits. The results suggest the potential use of OS as an effective male contraceptive agent.
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spelling pubmed-30594412011-03-31 Effect of tulsi (Ocimum Sanctum Linn.) on sperm count and reproductive hormones in male albino rabbits Sethi, Jyoti Yadav, Mridul Sood, Sushma Dahiya, Kiran Singh, Veena Int J Ayurveda Res Original Article Fresh leaves of Ocimum Sanctum (OS) were used to study its effect on male reproductive function (sperm count and reproductive hormones) in male albino rabbits. Animals in the test group received supplementation of 2 g of fresh leaves of OS per rabbit for 30 days, while the control group was maintained on normal diet for the same duration. Sperm count and hormonal estimation [testosterone, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH)] were done in serum samples of both groups and compared. A significant decrease was noted in the sperm count in test group rabbits. Serum testosterone levels showed marked increase while FSH and LH levels were significantly reduced in OS-treated rabbits. The results suggest the potential use of OS as an effective male contraceptive agent. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2010 /pmc/articles/PMC3059441/ /pubmed/21455446 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7788.76782 Text en Copyright: © International Journal of Ayurveda Research http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Original Article
Sethi, Jyoti
Yadav, Mridul
Sood, Sushma
Dahiya, Kiran
Singh, Veena
Effect of tulsi (Ocimum Sanctum Linn.) on sperm count and reproductive hormones in male albino rabbits
title Effect of tulsi (Ocimum Sanctum Linn.) on sperm count and reproductive hormones in male albino rabbits
title_full Effect of tulsi (Ocimum Sanctum Linn.) on sperm count and reproductive hormones in male albino rabbits
title_fullStr Effect of tulsi (Ocimum Sanctum Linn.) on sperm count and reproductive hormones in male albino rabbits
title_full_unstemmed Effect of tulsi (Ocimum Sanctum Linn.) on sperm count and reproductive hormones in male albino rabbits
title_short Effect of tulsi (Ocimum Sanctum Linn.) on sperm count and reproductive hormones in male albino rabbits
title_sort effect of tulsi (ocimum sanctum linn.) on sperm count and reproductive hormones in male albino rabbits
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3059441/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21455446
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7788.76782
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