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Male infertility is rising at an alarming rate. Ayurveda has claimed there are plants that can
be used to treat male infertility, even for idiopathic cases. The objective of the study is to
describe^ the effect’ of an ayurvedic herbal formulation on male infertility which consists of
plantsWithaniasomnifera(Am.\ikkaxeL),Orchis mascula,Mucunapnaiens(Vttidunima),
Tribulus terrestris (Heen nerenchi), Asparagus racewojas(Hathavariya), Asparagus
adscendens, Anacycluspyrethrum(;Akrapatia) and Myristica _/^ag/-ans(Sadikka). = Infertile
subjects (n=68) attended to Nugegoda Ayurvedic clinic were treated with herbal formulation
for three months. Seminal fluid samples were collected and analyzed at baseline
(pretreatment) and first, second and third months on medication: Comparisons' of the sperm
concentration, total motility, progressive motility and semen volume between pretreatment
and post treatment were done by paired T test The percentage of increase in sperm
concentration, total motility, progressive motility and semen volume at the end of 3 month
were 88.47%, 63.94%, 78.41% and 4.18% respectively. Positive correlations were found in
sperm concentration (r=0.45), total motility(r=0.42) and progressive motility (r=0.53)
between pretreatment and post treatment and a highly significant increase was observed in
all above semen parameters (p=0.001) except semen volume following treatment for 3
months. Further, findings indicated a highly significant improvement (p=0.001) in sperm
concentration, total motility and progressive motility of the treated oligozoospermic (n=54),
asthenozoospermic (n=64) and oligoasthenozoospermic (n=50) groups. In conclusion, the
herbal formulation has a positive effect on sperm concentration, total motility and
progressive motility imoligozoospermie, asthenozoospermic and oligoasthenozoospermic:
