IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-6-7-11460 Original Research Paper FERTILITY EFFECT OF CYCAS CIRCINALIS AND IONIDIUM SUFFRUTICOSUM IN STRESS INDUCED STERILITY OF MALE WISTAR RATS Senthil kumar Dr. July 2017 6 7 01 02 ABSTRACT

 In our day to day life the stress and strains is one of the causes of male infertility. Many natural non–toxic herbs were found to enhance the fertility in male. To study the fertility effect of the herbs Cycas circinalis and Ionidium suffruticosum in stress induced infertile male albino rats. A total of 36 healthy young male albino rats were selected and are subjected to stress by immobilization for 4 hrs/ day for 14 days, to check the stress induced status serum cortisol was analyzed. Cycas and Ionidium extract 200mg/kg body weight were administered orally to the experimental albino rats. The drug’s efficacy was proved by the restitution of fertility by comparing with the normal fertile controls. The herbs were found to be effective on the gonads of stress induced sterile male albino rats and it has restituted the fertility back to normal.