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Effect of Hydro Alcoholic Extract of Baccaurea courtallensis (Wight) Müll. Arg. on Fertility in Male Rats

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Karuppiah Nandhini, Perumal Ravichandran, Natarajan Chidambaranathan
» doi: 10.33472/AFJBS.6.6.2024.522-530

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Infertility is considered as one of the global health problems in human reproduction. In the last few decades, research on the use of plant medicine to treat infertility and related illnesses have advanced significantly, leading to the development of novel, safe, and effective compounds for use as alternative medicines. Several plant species have tremendous potential to treat infertility and associated reproductive illness. Baccaurea courtallensis is an endemic tree producing wild edible fruits, used by various ethnic communities and local folks of the southern Western Ghats. Fruits of this tree have been used to treat infertility problems in men and women. The aim of study was to investigate the effects of hydro alcoholic extract of B. courtallensis on fertility of male rats. Hydro alcoholic extract of B. courtallensis (HAEBC) contains several secondary metabolites leading to testosterone metabolism and consequently to the improvement of spermatogenesis. The Hydro alcoholic extract of B. courtallensis (HAEBC) improves the male reproductive functions in male rats

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