TABLE 3.
Studies on ginger effects on fertility
| Host | Source | Dose | Effect | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wistar rats | Zingiber offcinale | 50, 100 mg/kg; 20 days | Increase of sperm healthy Parameters by increase LH, FSH, and TAC and decrease MDA | Khaki et al. (2009) |
| C57BL/6 mice | Bupleurum falcatum L., Pinellia ternata Breitenbach, Cinnamon verum J. Presl, Poria cocos Wolf, Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, Zizyphus jujuba var. inermis, Crassostrea gigas., Panax ginseng C. A. Mey., Rinoceros spp., Rheum rhabarbarum. L., Zingiber offcinale Roscoe | 300 mg/kg; 30 days | Increase of sperm number, sperm motility by increased testosterone | Zang et al. (2016) |
| Broiler breeder | Zingiber offcinale aqueous extract | 5, 10%; 64 weeks | Increase of Spermatogenesis (by increase FSH, Testosterone, & LH), and decrease MDA & TAC | Saeid et al. (2011) |
| Male Wistar rats | Zingiber offcinale aqueous extract | 600 mg kg−1 day−1 for 8 days | Increase of both testis weight and serum testosterone levels | Kamtchouing et al. (2002) |
| Broilers breeder male (ROSS strain) | Zingiber offcinale extract | 100 g/kg feed for 140 days | Increased semen volume, sperm motility, sperm concentration, live spermatozoa, and decreased abnormal spermatozoa | Shanoon and Jassim (2012) |
| Broilers breeder male | Zingiber offcinale powder | 0, 6, 11 g/kg feed for 42 days | Increased semen volume, sperm motility, sperm concentration, live spermatozoa, and decreased abnormal spermatozoa | Shanoon (2011) |
| Native cock fowls | Zingiber offcinale powder | 0, 2.5, 5.0 g/kg feed for 84 days | Improved semen volume, sperm motility, sperm concentration, live spermatozoa, and decreased abnormal spermatozoa | Ezzat et al. (2018) |