Ginseng and spermatogenesis

ABSTRACT

Ginseng is frequently used throughout the world to prevent and treat a multitude of diseases affecting almost all stems of body. It is taken as geriatric, aphrodiasic, somatensic and adaptogen. It has also been found in the hilly regions of Pakistan. This study was designed to evaluate the comparative changes in the general body weight and histological features of testes induced by the soxhlet H2O extracts of Pakistani and Korean ginseng. For this purpose, the two types of ginseng were given orally to 8 animals in each group for two months. It resulted into gain in weight of animals in both groups, although statistically the results proved to be more in favour of Pakistani ginseng. Although, no change was observed on examination of testes but the histological evaluation, after applying the statistical tests, revealed that the spermatogenesis was increased significantly with Pakistani ginseng