Contraceptive effect of Hibiscus rosa sinensis Corr. flowers in male albino rats
Dinesh Kumar, P. C. Agrawal, Dhan Devi Mishra and Vikash Singh
Department of Zoology, D.S. College, Aligarh 202001 (India) E mail: dineshzookumar4@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
To study the contraceptive effect of the aqueous extract of flowers of Hibiscus rosa sinensis Corr. in male albino rats. Rats were fed aqueous extract of flowers of Hibiscus rosa sinesis (L.) for 30 days (200mg /Kg body wt/day) A reduction in sperm count and motility was observed in treated rats. Reduced fertility due to decreased sperm count and sperm motility was observed.