CWE/125/2017 当前世界环境 0973-4929 2320-8031 Enviro Research Publishers CWE--9-00 The effect of Cannabis sativa on testosterone level and seminal fluid analysis of male Wistar rats 1 Delta State University, Department of Physiology, 卫生学院Sciences, Abraka, Nigeria. 2008-12-31 10.12944/CWE.3.2.03 Volume 3 Volume 3 223-226 Abstract

The effects of Cannabis sativa on the testosterone level and seminal fluid analysis were studied. A total of twenty-four adult male rats were randomly divided into four experimental groups. Group 1 (control) were fed on 5% ethanol. Group 2,3 and 4 were fed 20mg of cannabis in 5% ethanol, 20 mg of cannabis in 5% ethanol +100 mg Vitamin C, and 20 mg cannabis in 5% ethanol +1 ml honey respectively for 21 consecutive days. The result showed a statistically significant decrease in percentage motile sperm and an increase in the percentage dead sperm (p<0.05). The decrease in the sperm count were not statistically significant. Also the changes in Testosterone hormonal levels were not statistically significant. However, those adverse effects caused by cannabis were reversed by the concomitant administration of vitamin C and honey. Also Vitamin C improved the quality of seminal fluid more than Honey.

Keywords Cannabis Sativa Honey Seminal Fluid Analysis Testosterone Cannabis Sativa