Testes and body weight alteration related cardamom extract administration in mice

Tyagita Hartady; Arvia Nisrina Praditha; Nabila Ayu Faza; Rini Widyastuti

doi:10.29244/avl.3.1.7-8

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Tyagita Hartady
tyagita.hartady@gmail.com
Padjadjaran University, Indonesia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6437-8921
Arvia Nisrina Praditha Padjadjaran University, Indonesia
Nabila Ayu Faza Padjadjaran University, Indonesia
Rini Widyastuti Padjadjaran University, Indonesia

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2019): ARSHI Veterinary Letters - Februari 2019

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Cardamom is known as a plant with millions of benefits and it is known to contain aphrodisiac substances. The role of cardamom as an aphrodisiac need to be studied more deeply from the scientific point of view. The experimental object is a 3-month-old male white mice (Mus musculus albinus) with an average weight of about 30-35 grams. After being acclimatized for approximately 2 weeks, 35 mice were divided into 3 groups based on the dose of cardamom extract. At the end of the experiment, the mice will be sacrificed and then the testes were weighed and cauda epididymis were isolated to collect the sperm. Our findings suggested that the dose of administration has important role in affecting the weight of testes and bodies of mice. However, further studies on sperm profiles and optimal administration doses of cardamom extract are highly recommended.

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Hartady T, Praditha AN, Faza NA, Widyastuti R. Testes and body weight alteration related cardamom extract administration in mice. ARSHI vet lett [Internet]. 2019 Feb. 28 [cited 2026 Jun. 6];3(1):7-8. Available from: https://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/arshivetlett/article/view/24442