Evaluation of effect of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Tribulus terrestris, Phoenix dactylifera and Nasturtium officinale on reproduction in male mice treated with theobromine

	Evaluation of effect of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Tribulus terrestris, Phoenix dactylifera and Nasturtium officinale on reproduction in male mice treated with theobromine
Iraqi Journal of Embryos and Infertility Researches
Article 1, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 39-44
Abstract
Tribulus terrestris (TT), phoenix dsctifyfera (Pd> and Nasturtium officinale (No) were believed to have fertility-enhancing effects and given by herbalists in Baghdad to men who need to increase their fertility capacity objective To investigate the possibility that aqueous and ethanolic extracts of the plants mixture can counteract the adverse effect Of theobromine on reproductive system of male mic materials and Methods: One hundred and twenty mature male mice were injected intraperitoneally with 250 mg/kg/day of theobromine for four weeks. linen the males were treated intraperitonially with different dose levels of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of a mixture of the three plants for four weeks to evaluate their effects on body weight reproductive organs weight, sperm parameters, hormones level and reproductive performance. results Both extracts showed a significant enhancement in all parameters studied. Almost all these results I showed a dose dependent pattern with the ethanolic extract being the more effective than aqueous extract in all parameters. conclusion Mixture of the three plants seems to counteract the action of theobromine on (he reproductive system of I male mice through enhancing the concentration and motility of spermatozoa, increasing epididymis and seminal vesicles weight which are an indicator of testosterone production which brought about the stimulation of all male reproductive organs.
Keywords
theobromine; tribulus; phoenix dactilyfera; Nasturtium officinal

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