OBJECTIVES Nowadays, a lot of attention has been paid to the therapeutic properties of herbs, including evaluation of the effects of these plants on fertility in laboratory animals. Apium graveolens L. (celery) has been widely used in traditional medicine for treatment of various disorders including impotency. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate the effects of aqueous extract of A...

Aim The aim of this study was to explore the quality of life (QoL) in a group of patients who had an intractable disease on medical therapy including biologics and underwent surgery. Background Quality of life of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) has been measured with a series of multiple questionnaires. Methods An observational cross sectional study was carried out on 68 patients with...

Tephorsia purpurea Linn. (Fabaceae), commonly known as Saraphunkha, is an important indigenous medicinal plant used for centuries in Indian System of Medicine (ISM). It is an important ingredient of several marketed herbal formulations like Tephroli and Yakrifit used for liver disorders. Various plant parts have been used as remedy for impotency, asthma, diarrhoea, gonorrhoea, rheumatism, and u...

Sildenafil (Viagra) has been introduced recently in market to correct male impotency and has gained immense popularity for its dramatic effects all over the world. The present study was designed to investigate the effect of sildenafil on learning and memory in mice using elevated plus maze. A total of XV groups of animals were employed in the present study. Central cholinergic pathways play a c...

Kavirajes or traditional medicinal practitioners form the primary healthcare providers of the predominantly rural population of Bangladesh. Kavirajes use a variety of medicinal plants for treatment of different ailments. The formulations prepared from medicinal plants vary considerably between Kavirajes of different regions of the country. The objective of this study was to conduct an ethnomedi...

BACKGROUND Use of medicinal plants with high antioxidant properties could be effective to increase fertility and improvement of disorders such as hormonal imbalance, impotency, oligospermia and immotile sperm. Celery (Apium graveolens) is rich in antioxidant agents. The leaf and stems of celery contain phenols, furanocoumarin and luteolin. Apigenin is one of the main flavonoids of celery leaf. ...

IN A NORMAL BODY the endocrine glands with their secretions function as a very delicately balanced mechanism. An excessive or deficient secretion of one or more of these glands may lead to an abnormal or diseased condition. Many such conditions are now recognized, several of which, such as diabetes, goiter, cretinism, and sexual impotency, may be successfully treated. This is true of man more t...

Introduction: Infertility is known to have a negative effect on couple's life and in most cases it has a profound impact on sexual relations. Sexual problems may be the cause of infertility or may arise as a result of infertility. The aim of this study was to compare the sexual problems in fertile and infertile couples. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 110 infertile and 110 ...

objectives: nowadays, a lot of attention has been paid to the therapeutic properties of herbs, including evaluation of the effects of these plants on fertility in laboratory animals. apium graveolens l. (celery) has been widely used in traditional medicine for treatment of various disorders including impotency. therefore, this study was designed to investigate the effects of aqueous extract of ...