Open AccessAssessment of Reproductive Toxicity of Hydroethanolic Root Extracts of Caesalpinia benthamiana, Sphenocentrum jollyanum, and Paullinia pinnata
Author(s) -
Mavis Baffoe,
George Asumeng Koffuor,
Agyapong Baffour-Awuah,
Lorraine Sallah
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of experimental pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.555
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 1179-1454
DOI - 10.2147/jep.s283557
Subject(s) - testosterone (patch) , luteinizing hormone , epididymis , sperm , spermatogenesis , sperm motility , follicle stimulating hormone , medicine , endocrinology , biology , andrology , traditional medicine , hormone
Male sexual dysfunction negatively affects an individual's quality of life and thus its of prime public concern, hence the need to boost reproductive abilities in such individuals. This study assessed the effect of hydroethanolic root extracts of Caesalpinia benthamiana (CBRE), Sphenocentrum jollyanum (SJRE), and Paullinia pinnata (PPRE), commonly used as aphrodisiacs in Ghana, using male Sprague-Dawley rats.