Luffa operculata fruit aqueous extract induces motor impairments, anxiety-like behavior, and testis damage in rats.
Published in Journal of ethnopharmacology
Luffa operculata (L.) Cogn., Cucurbitaceae (buchinha-do-norte), aqueous extract (EBN) is popularly used to relieve symptoms of sinusitis and as abortive. As neurotoxicity and toxicity studies on the male reproductive system are scarce, the present study aimed at quantitatively addressing the question. Male adult rats were observed in the open field...
