The effect of mad honey on testosterone levels of male rats
dc.contributor.author | Tatli O. | |
dc.contributor.author | Karaca Y. | |
dc.contributor.author | Turkmen S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gulgen G.S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sahin A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Eryigit U. | |
dc.contributor.author | Fazli O. | |
dc.contributor.author | Karaguzel E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Mentese A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Orem A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Cansu A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Turedi S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gunduz A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-22T08:12:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-07-22T08:12:08Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the effect of mad honey on sexual performance. BACKGROUND: In traditional medicine in Turkey, mad honey is used to improve appetite, to heighten mental alertness, to reduce joint pain, to eliminate gastrointestinal system pains and to increase sexual performance. METHODS: In this experimental animal study eighteen Sprague Dawley male rats were randomized into three groups, a control group, a normal honey group and a mad honey group. Rats in the treatment groups were given a daily dose of 80 mg/kg normal honey or mad honey throughout the 30-day study period. Total testosterone, free testosterone, FSH, LH, estradiol, and progesterone levels were subsequently investigated from blood sera on day 30. RESULTS: Comparison of blood total testosterone levels among the groups revealed significantly higher levels in the mad honey group compared to the normal honey and control groups (p = 0.006, p = 0.00). Free testosterone levels were also significantly higher in the mad honey group than in the normal honey and control groups (p = 0.023, p = 0.01). No statistically significant differences were determined for other hormonal measurements. CONCLUSIONS: This study revealed a significant increase in both total and free testosterone levels in mad- -honey group. | |
dc.identifier.DOI-ID | 10.4149/BLL_2016_130 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 00069248 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/15938 | |
dc.language.iso | English | |
dc.publisher | Comenius University | |
dc.rights | All Open Access; Bronze Open Access; Green Open Access | |
dc.subject | Animals | |
dc.subject | Follicle Stimulating Hormone | |
dc.subject | Honey | |
dc.subject | Humans | |
dc.subject | Luteinizing Hormone | |
dc.subject | Male | |
dc.subject | Progesterone | |
dc.subject | Random Allocation | |
dc.subject | Rats | |
dc.subject | Rats, Sprague-Dawley | |
dc.subject | Sexual Behavior | |
dc.subject | Testosterone | |
dc.subject | follitropin | |
dc.subject | luteinizing hormone | |
dc.subject | progesterone | |
dc.subject | testosterone | |
dc.subject | adverse effects | |
dc.subject | animal | |
dc.subject | blood | |
dc.subject | honey | |
dc.subject | human | |
dc.subject | male | |
dc.subject | randomization | |
dc.subject | rat | |
dc.subject | sexual behavior | |
dc.subject | Sprague Dawley rat | |
dc.title | The effect of mad honey on testosterone levels of male rats | |
dc.type | Article |