Comparative efficacy of Gum Arabic (Acacia senegal) and Tribulus terrestris on male fertility

Omaima Nasir; Nada Alqadri; Salma Elsayed; Omaima Ahmed; S.H. Alotaibi; Roua Baty; Hiba Omer; Suzan A. Abushal; Anja T Umbach

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal (Dec 2020)

Comparative efficacy of Gum Arabic (Acacia senegal) and Tribulus terrestris on male fertility

Omaima Nasir,
Nada Alqadri,
Salma Elsayed,
Omaima Ahmed,
S.H. Alotaibi,
Roua Baty,
Hiba Omer,
Suzan A. Abushal,
Anja T Umbach

Affiliations

Omaima Nasir: Department of Biology, Turabah University College, PO Box-11099, Taif University, Taif-21944, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author at: Prof. Omaima Nasir, Department of Biology, Turabah University College, PO Box-11099, Taif University, Taif-21944, Saudi Arabia
Nada Alqadri: Department of Biology, Turabah University College, PO Box-11099, Taif University, Taif-21944, Saudi Arabia
Salma Elsayed: Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Turabah University College, PO Box-11099, Taif University, Taif-21944, Saudi Arabia
Omaima Ahmed: Department of Biology, University College of Taymaa, University of Tabuk, P.O. Box 741, Tabuk 71491, Saudi Arabia
S.H. Alotaibi: Department of Chemistry, Turabah University College, PO Box-11099, Taif University, Taif-21944, Saudi Arabia
Roua Baty: Department of Biotechnology, College of Sciences, Taif University, P.O.Box 11099,Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
Hiba Omer: Department of Basic Sciences, Deanship of Preparatory Year and Supporting Studies, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia
Suzan A. Abushal: Program of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Turabah University College, PO Box-11099, Taif University, Taif-21944, Saudi Arabia
Anja T Umbach: Department of Physiology, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen 72076, Germany

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 28, no. 12
pp. 1791 – 1796

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In this study the effect of Gum arabic (Acacia Senegal) was systemically targeted at male fertility with two experiments, the first comparing the effectiveness of Gum arabic (GA) and Tribulus terrestris (TT). For the first experiment, 27 adult mice Balb / c (18 females, 9 males) were divided into 3 in each group, one male and two females, group one had the usual tap water as power, group two had 5% (w / v) GA and group three had 5% (w / v) of TT for 21 days. The results showed, the number of offspring was more with GA treated when compared to TT treated. Blood measurements of testosterone showed significant increase in the GA group as compared to other groups, also Histopathological analysis showed the dose dependent 5% GA had normal seminiferous tubules with increase spermatogenesis. In this study the enhanced fertility in GA-treated mice Balb/c was observed and the experimental studies also show that GA fertility was increased.

Published in Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

ISSN: 1319-0164 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Saudi Arabia
LCC subjects: Medicine: Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/saudi-pharmaceutical-journal/

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