Evaluation of Male Fertility-Enhancing Activities of Water Seed Extract of Hunteria umbellata in Wistar Rats

Table 1

Effect of repeated daily oral treatments with 100-400 mg/kg/day of Hunteria umbellata aqueous seed extract on the weight gain pattern of treated rats.

Groups	Average body weight (g) on the following:
	Day 1	Day 15	Day 30	Day 45	Day 60
I	227.80±12.95	229.80±11.58	240.70±9.11	260.70±8.54	290.50±11.90
II	229.70±13.37	239.20±16.90	256.20±13.72	276.7±12.4	315.30±13.7
III	226.80±12.16	231.80±10.94	241.00±9.80	256.30±5.13	280.00±9.42
IV	230.20±13.56	236.00±13.61	254.50±11.29	264.80±13.08	279.20±14.95
V	225.00±14.52	226.70±12.45	234.00±13.4	242.80±12.9	243.70±11.7
VI	225.00±15.67	240.50±13.32	259.50±9.9	282.20±6.7	307.80±5.7

and represent significant increases at p<0.05, p<0.01, and p<0.001, respectively, when compared to Group I values, while and represent significant decreases at p<0.05, p<0.01, and p<0.001, respectively, when compared to Group II values.
I = 10 ml/kg/day of distilled water.
II = 0.3 mg/kg/day of clomiphene dissolved in distilled water.
III = 100 mg/kg/day of Hunteria umbellata aqueous seed extract dissolved in distilled water.
IV = 200 mg/kg/day of Hunteria umbellata aqueous seed extract dissolved in distilled water.
V = 400 mg/kg/day of Hunteria umbellata aqueous seed extract dissolved in distilled water.
VI = 20 mg/kg/day of Vitamin C dissolved in distilled water.