Protective effect of aqueous extract of phoenix dactylifera pollen on lead- induced infertility in male rats

Zainab A. Shehab, Huda K. Khassaf, Rashad Fadhil Ghadhban

Abstract


The objective of the current study was to examine Phoenix dactylifera's protective effects on the reproductive system in male white albino rats ( Rattus- Rattus). 32 adult male albino rats were used in this study,( 8)were treated orally with aqueous extract of Phoenix dactylifera at dose 300 mg/kg body weight for 30 day,(8) rats were treated with normal saline(0.9%) orally served as control group and (8)male rats treated with lead acetates(80) mg\kg intraperitoneal injection for 30 day while the fourth group included (8) male treated with lead acetates (80) mg\kg and after one hour the same animals give aqueous extract 300mg\kg orally for 30 day. The results show that weights of liver ,testes ,kidneys and spleen which appear improvement when treated with aqueous extract of plant and the result showed also increased significantly in the weight of the testes as compared with lead treated group , there's also Increased sperm count , motility sperm and life sperm %, while decreased in dead sperm % in phoenix dactylifera group as compared with lead treated group.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.62940/als.v12i3.2128

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