OBJECTIVE
To compare the antifertility effects of 50% ethanolic extract of the root bark of Cananga odorata with gossypol.
METHODS
Controlled research laboratory study.
METHODS
University research laboratory.
METHODS
Male albino rats (Sprague Dawley, body weight 150 +/- 5 g) bred in university
The 50% ethanolic extract of the root bark of C. odorata administered orally at the dose of 1g/kg body weight/day for 60 days resulted in decreased epididymal sperm motility and sperm count in male albino rats. Morphological abnormalities were also observed in the sperms. The testicular glycogen,
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