The College of Education for Pure Sciences discusses a doctoral dissertation entitled: “A Study of the Protective Role of the Aqueous Extract of the Nettle (Urtica dioica) on Some Physiological and Histological Parameters.”
The Department of Biology at the College of Education for Pure Sciences at the University of Karbala discussed a doctoral dissertation entitled “A Study of the Protective Role of the Aqueous Extract of the Nettle (Urtica dioica) on Some Physiological and Histological Parameters in Male Rats Treated with Cisplatin.”
The dissertation was submitted by student Muhammad Abbas Yousef, under the supervision of Professor Rasha Abdul Amir Jawad, first supervisor, and Professor Muhammad Wissam Haider, second supervisor.
The study aimed to determine the protective role of the aqueous extract of the nettle on some physiological and histological parameters in male rats treated with cisplatin, through a general examination of the active compounds in the extract of the nettle (Urtica dioica).
It also aimed to study the harmful effects of cisplatin on the testes and epididymis of rats.
The study concluded that nettle leaf extract could be used as a natural antioxidant in the food and pharmaceutical industries. The aqueous extract of nettle could be used as a reproductive and fertility stimulant, improving testicular damage caused by cisplatin, including improved sperm parameters, sex hormones, and oxidative stress due to its potent effect on reproductive hormones.
The study recommended that people receiving chemotherapy follow a plant-based diet, such as nettle, to reduce male infertility. Future studies should also investigate the mechanisms of action of nettle extracts and their potential as alternatives to traditional antibiotics.
