Effect of dry Serratula centauroides L. extract (Asteraceae) on the processes of reproduction of rat-samts

In experiments on rats, the effect of an extract of dried cornflower bluegrass (Serratula centauroides L) on the reproductive function of male rats was studied. We used a dry extract of the aerial part of cornflower blueberry, extracted with ethyl alcohol and dried under the influence of ultrasound. The extract contained amino acids, ecdysteroids, flavonoids, polysaccharides, saponins, vitamins, tannins. Testing of sexual behavior wascarried out on the "site of zoosocial preferences". It has been established that the extract of cornflower blueberry, administered at doses of 100 and 150 mg/kg of animal weight, shortens receptive behavior, increases receptive behavior, and also leads to an increase in the number of sniffing and grooming, which indicates the readiness of male rats to mate. The presence of spermatozoa was found in the vaginal content of swabs of females that were in contact with males who received cornflower blue extract.