Effects of aqueous extract of ginger (zingiber officinale) on sperm count in male albino rats

In this study, we evaluated the effect of aqueous ginger extract on sperm concentration in male wistar rats. To achieve this, a total of apparently healthy eighteen (۱۸) male albino wistar rats were used and divided into three (۳) groups of six (۶) animals as follows: Group ۱: Served as the control and received distilled water, Group ۲: Received ۵۰ mg/kg b w of aqueous ginger extract and Group ۳: received ۱۰۰mg/kg of aqueous ginger extract respectively. The extract was administered to animals orally once daily for a period of twenty eight days. After the last day of treatment, animals from each group were euthanized and sperms cells collected from the caudal epididymis for sperm count evaluation.In this study, we evaluated the effect of aqueous ginger extract on sperm concentration in male wistar rats. To achieve this, a total of apparently healthy eighteen (۱۸) male albino wistar rats were used and divided into three (۳) groups of six (۶) animals as follows: Group ۱: Served as the control and received distilled water, Group ۲: Received ۵۰ mg/kg b w of aqueous ginger extract and Group ۳: received ۱۰۰mg/kg of aqueous ginger extract respectively. The extract was administered to animals orally once daily for a period of twenty eight days. After the last day of treatment, animals from each group were euthanized and sperms cells collected from the caudal epididymis for sperm count evaluation.

کلیدواژه ها:

Ginger ، sperm count ، spermatogenesis ، rats ، androgenic activity