Table 4.

Effects of CE on male rat fertility.

Parameters	Experimental Groups a
	♂  ×  ♀	♂  ×  ♀	♂  ×  ♀	♂  ×  ♀
	H2O × Intact	CE, 100 mg/kg × Intact	CE, 500 mg/kg × Intact	CE, 1000 mg/kg × Intact
Number of mated females	15	15	15	15
Number of fertile females	14	14	14	14
Number of pregnant females	14	14	14	14
Fertility index (%)	93.3	93.3	93.3	93.3
Pregnancy index (%)	100	100	100	100

^a—male rats were orally treated with either H₂O (control) or CE (100, 500, or 1000 mg/kg bw/day) for 60 days before mating.