| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to a composition and health functional food for preventing and treating male infertility using a mixed herbal mixture. Through an in vitro sperm mobility promotion effect evaluation method experiment for investigating effects of an herbal extract of Morinda officinalis, cuscuta seed, and/or Allium cepa of the present invention on changes in sperm count and mobility in human semen, it was verified that the samples of the present invention increased sperm mobility. In addition, through an in vivo varicocele animal model evaluation method for investigating effects of the herbal extract on changes in sperm count and mobility in an in vivo varicocele animal model, it was verified that the samples of the present invention increased the sperm count in the semen obtained from spermiducts of a sample-administered group among varicocele-induced groups. Therefore, the herbal extract of the present invention can be usefully used in a pharmaceutical composition, health functional food, and health supplement food for preventing and treating male infertility. |
