Turmeric oil effect on the reproductive efficacy of female albino rats treated with iron overload

Abstract EN

The present study was designed to investigate the protective role of turmeric oil on reproductive performing of female rat exposed to iron overload.

Thirty immature female rats aged (21) day were utilized in this study and distributed into three equal groups includes control grp , group treated with ferrous sulfate (100mg|kg) and group treated with ferrous sulfate 100mg|kg and with turmeric oil (20 mg|kg) at half an hour interval, each group of (10) rats treated by oral administration for 14 day.

Administration of iron for immature female rat caused significant increase in malondialdehyde level, Hb concentration, PCV and iron serum level accompanied by significant decrease in body weight, uterus weight, ovaries weight, numbers of mature follicles, diameters of mature follicles, estrogen and glutathione concentration compared with control group while the treatment with iron overload and turmeric oil showed a significant increase in body weight, number of mature ovarian follicles, estrogen, glutathione concentration and significant decrease in malondialdehyde level, Hb concentration and iron serum level compared with iron overload group.