• Dr. Vimalkumar c s

Olea dioica Roxb., belonging to the family ‘Oleaceae’ is a tree species locally known as ‘Edana’. The plant is seen to be infected with the rust fungus Zaghouania oleae (E.J. Butler) Cummins, belonging to the family Pucciniaceae . The fungus infected tender twigs are being cooked and eaten by Chenchu tribal ladies in Andhra Pradesh to beget children. In the present investigation validated the anti-infertility property of Olea dioica Roxb., infected with Zaghouania oleae (E.J. Butler) Cummins”. The reproductive indices model study adopted in the present investigation evaluated possible reproductive effects of O. dioica infected with Z. oleae in female Wistar rats. The fungus infected extracts administered groups showed better reproductive performance over the control as evidence by the increase in certain reproductive indices. The findings of the study substantiate the tribal claim and it also provide a baseline data for further investigations on the therapeutic benefits of the extract to develop a novel herbal product.

Olea dioica Roxb., Zaghouania oleae (E.J. Butler) Cummins, anti-infertility, reproductive indices, herbal product.

"SCIENTIFIC VALIDATION OF ANTI-INFERTILITY PROPERTY OF OLEA DIOICA ROXB., INFECTED WITH THE FUNGUS ZAGHOUANIA OLEAE (E.J. BUTLER) CUMMINS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.603-606, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907T58.pdf

"SCIENTIFIC VALIDATION OF ANTI-INFERTILITY PROPERTY OF OLEA DIOICA ROXB., INFECTED WITH THE FUNGUS ZAGHOUANIA OLEAE (E.J. BUTLER) CUMMINS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp603-606, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907T58.pdf