Effects of red reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) on the reproductive system in female and male rats | ||
| Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences | ||
| Article 23, Volume 33, Issue 1, April 2019, Pages 137-141 PDF (2.54 M) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.33899/ijvs.2019.125547.1067 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Buthina Abdulhameed Abdullah* 1; Maad Alfahad2; Dakhell Hussein Hdree3 | ||
| 1Tikrit university college of veterinary medicine department of pharmacology and physiology | ||
| 2College of Agriculture, University of Tikrit | ||
| 3College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tikrit | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The present study aimed to investigate the histological changes of Ganoderma lucidum (Red Reishi mushroom) on female and male reproductive system by using light microscope. Fifteen white rat weighing 200-250g was used in the experiments. The animals was divided mainly into three groups and these groups were subdivided into 3 groups for female, and 3 groups for male, that’s group represented as control group without treatment (G1). The 2nd received only 0.03 gm and vitamin C diluted with D.W. and the 3rd group received 0.03 gm of Ganoderma lucidum . The results of the present study showed that there are no side efects of Ganoderma lucidum on female and male genital system of rats (positive effects). | ||
| Keywords | ||
| <i>Ganoderma lucidum</i>; Reproductive system; Ovaries; Testis | ||
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