dc.contributor.advisor | Monsees, T.K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Elgenaidi, Abdalla Ramadan | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-27T11:28:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-02-27T11:28:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5737 | |
dc.description | Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Medical BioScience) | |
dc.description.abstract | In different parts of the world, medicinal plants have demonstrated a lot of health
benefits to mankind and remains an important source for the discovery of new
bio-active compounds. Libya is a typical example of a country where medicinal
plants are widely used. Plant extracts of five Libyan medicinal plants were used in this study to investigate
their in vivo effects on spermatogenesis and steroidogenesis in male rats and on
ovulation and fertility in female rats. The In vitro effects of these plant extracts were
also investigated on TM3 Leydig cells and MCF 7 breast cancer cells. A phyto-chemical analysis of the five Libyan medicinal plants (flaxseed, black
seeds, radish seed, date palm pollen and nutmeg) was done. The results showed that
date palm pollen had a higher antioxidant activity than all of the above mentioned
plants. In addition to this, Nigella sativa was observed to possess high flavonol
content as well as high antioxidant activity. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | University of the Western Cape | |
dc.title | Effects of Libyan traditional plants on the reproductive system of male and female rats | |
dc.rights.holder | University of the Western Cape | |