Effect of Different Parts of <i>Kigelia africana</i> Fruit Aqueous Extracts on Sperm Parameters and Testis

Abstract

Kigelia africana is a plant of ivoirian pharmocopae commonly used in infertility treatment. The Kigelia africana whole fruit extracts are known to improve sperm parameters like density, morphologie and mobility. However, data related to efficiency of different parts of the fruit are lack. The aim of this study was to know the effects of aqueous extracts of the whole Kigelia africana fruit (AP) and of the fruit without the peel (SP) on the sperm parameters and testicular tissue of mice. The phytochemical composition analysis of the