Aim: To study the contraceptive effect of the crude extracts of Curcuma longa in male albino rats.
Methods: Rats were fed orally with Curcuma longa aqueous and 70% alcoholic extract for 60 days (500 mg x kg(-1) x day(-1)).
Results: A reduction in sperm motility and density was observed in both the treated groups.
Conclusion: Curcuma longa may have affected the androgen synthesis either by inhibiting the Leydig cell function or the hypothalamus pituitary axis and as a result, spermatogenesis is arrested.
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