Pharmacology Dept., Faculty of Medicine, Thi Qar Univ., Thi Qar, Iraq.
Received on 04 January 2026; revised on 14 February 2026; accepted on 16 February 2026
Medicinal plants have been widely used to regulate or enhance fertility in males. Many medicinal plants stimulate hypothalamic, pituitary, and gonadal hormones secretion, The medicinal plants could enhance the semen quality, and increased sexual desire (libido). On the other hand, large numbers of plants were used as male contraceptive because of their antifertility effects. The current review will highlight the medicinal plants used to enhance fertility in male and that showed male contraceptive effect, which confirmed experimentally and clinically.
Medicinal Plants; Male; Fertility; Contraceptive; Hormone
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Ali Esmail Al-Snafi. Medicinal plants possess beneficial therapeutic and protective effects on male reproductive system: A review. GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2026, 34(2), 216-251. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/gscbps.2026.34.2.0063