Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences1028-88801812-5735Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/pjbs.2000.398.402HomadyMerza. H. HussainH. H. TarawnehK. A. ShakhanbehJ. M. Al-RaheilI. A. BrainP. F. 3200033The effects of ingestion of freshly prepared ethanolic extracts of four medicinal
plants much used in Jordan were investigated on social aggression as well as on
the histology of the testes and preputial glands of intact male mice. Intra-gastric
application of Cinnamomum camphora extract significantly inhibited attack
on subjects by aggressive residents. This treatment in these mice also reduced
preputial activity and resulted in aspermatozoia. In contrast, the administration
of Eruca sativa or Nigella sativa extracts dramatically increased
the attack to which the mice were subjected as well as enhancing the maturation
and differentiation of testicular spermatozoa and augmenting the activity of the
preputials. The latter histological effects were most evident with E. sativa
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