antioxidant effects of aqueous fruit extract of ziziphus jujuba on ethanol-induced oxidative stress in the rat testes

the aim of the present study was to evaluate the antioxidant effects of aqueous fruit extract of ziziphusjujuba on ethanol-induced oxidative stress and to examine its protective effects on sperm motility and plasma membrane integrity of male wistar rats. adult male rats (n = 28) were divided into four equal groups: the first group served as untreated controls, the second group of rats was given ethanol (4 g/kg), and group 3 received aqueous fruit extract of z. jujuba (200 mg/kg). the final group of rats were supplemented by oral ingestion of ethanol (4 g/kg), which was preceded 60 min earlier by an oral administration of z. jujuba extract (200 mg/kg). fruit extract of z. jujuba could prevent the reduction of concentration, motility and plasma membrane integrity of the sperm in treated rats with z. jujuba extract plus ethanol (p