1Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Vinayaka Mission's Kirubananda Variyars Medical College and Hospital, Salem
2Professor, Department of Anatomy, Matha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai
Online published on 6 November, 2014.
Infertility is a major public health concern which cannot be treated like other illness and the hormonal preparation ends up with grave side effects. There is a remarkable increase in the use of herbs over the past few years and research interests have focused on various herbs. According to Indian system of medicine many herbs were used for treating male sexual disorders since ancient times. Several non-hormonal preparations have been used to correct such sexual disorders.
In this study Mucuna pruriens seeds powder (herb) were administered orally to the experimental albino rats of Wister lineage and compared to the placebo albino rats using various parameters such as hormonal analysis, semen analysis, histomorphometry of seminiferous tubules and the drug's efficacy was analyzed.
The administration of the drug showed significant positive results in improving various parameters involved in maintaining maleness. The data's were analyzed using student t test and found to be statistically significant.
This study proves the effect of the Mucuna pruriens on the testis of albino rats, the results of which can be interpolated for the treatment in man. The outcome of this study will also constitute a source of baseline data.
Infertility, Mucuna Pruriens, Wister Albino Rats, Testes, Sperm Histomorphometry, Seminiferous Tubules
