Experiment 1219067

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismTripterygium hypoglaucum (CELASTRACEAE)
CitationQIAN,SZ: HU,YZ: WANG,SM: LUO,Y: TANG,AS: SHU,SY: ZHOU,JW: RAO,TY:. (1988). EFFECTS OF TRIPTERYGIUM HYPOGLAUCUM (LEVL.) HUTCH ON MALE FERTILITY.. 4(4)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseTHE EFFECT WAS BASED ON SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED PERCENTAGE OF MOTILITY AND MOTILITY GRADE BUT THE STANDARD DEVIATIONS WERE AS LARGE AS THE MEAN VALUES. THE AUTHORS REPORT THAT 6-12 MONTHS AFTER 8 OF THE 13 TREATED MEN STOPPED TAKING THE EXTRACT, SEMEN PARAMETERS WERE SIMILAR TO THOSE FOR THE MEN WHO HAD NEVER TAKEN THE EXTRACT. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT STATED WHICH 8 OF 13 STOPPED TAKING IT. THE POOR SEMEN PARAMETERS OF THE 13 TREATED MEN, INCLUDING THE LARGE STANDARD DEVIATIONS, COULD BE DUE (MAINLY) TO THE MAN TREATED FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS. THE 8 MEN WHO STOPPED TAKING THE EXTRACT COULD HAVE BEEN THE ONES TREATED FOR THE SHORTEST PERIOD AND MAY HAVE HAD RELATIVELY NORMAL PARMETERS WHILE ON TREATMENT. WITHOUT THIS INFORMATION, PRACTICAL SIGNIFICANCE, IF ANY, OF THESE DATA, CANNOT BE DETERMINED.
Number3
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractTYPE EXT NOT STATED
GenderMALE