Effect of Different Doses of Malaysian Honey on Reproductive
Parameters in Adult Male Rats
Andrologia, 2012 May;44 Suppl 1:182-6
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of
different doses of Malaysian honey on male reproductive parameters in adult
rats.
Thirty-two healthy adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were
randomly divided into four groups (eight rats per group). Group 1 (control
group) was given 0.5 ml of distilled water. Groups 2, 3 and 4 were given 0.2,
1.2 and 2.4g/kg(-1) body weight of honey respectively. The rats were treated orally
by gavage once daily for 4 weeks.
Honey did not significantly alter body and male reproductive
organs weights. The rats in Group 3 which received honey at 1.2g/kg(-1) had
significantly higher epididymal sperm count than those in Groups 1, 2 and 4. No
significant differences were found for the percentage of abnormal sperm,
elongated spermatid count, reproductive hormonal levels as well as the
histology of the testis among the groups.
In conclusion, Malaysian honey at a dose of 1.2g/kg(-1)
daily significantly increased epididymal sperm count without affecting
spermatid count and reproductive hormones. These findings might suggest that oral administration of
honey at this dose for 4 weeks may enhance spermiogenesis in adult rats.
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