Testosterone Secretion Effect according to the Growth Stage of Silkworm (Bombyx mori L.)

  • Ryu, Kang-Sun (Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA) ;
  • Lee, Heui-Sam (Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA) ;
  • Kang, Pil-Don (Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA) ;
  • Kim, Kee-Young (Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA) ;
  • Kim, Mi-Ja (Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA) ;
  • Lee, Kwang-Gill (Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
  • Received : 2010.05.10
  • Accepted : 2010.06.11
  • Published : 2010.06.30

Abstract

Until now, the main treatment for impotence has been the vasodilator injection, penile implants and etc. Among many methods, most effective way is known to be the medical therapy. The oral drug for an impotence remedy has to be above all, effective to the erection, and second, safety when taking in long-term. However, so far the drug in such condition and sufficiency has not been discovered. Consequently, it is crucial to develop the new medicine, made of natural materials only, without any uncertainty of side effect. The silkworm is very difference in physiological chemical change according to growth stage. Therefore the functional effect shows a very big difference according to preparation method with a growth stage. This research carry out the experiment with the pupa powder immediately before the eclosion, eclosion adult, the pupa extract immediately before the eclosion, and the silkworm powder of 5 instar 3rd day. The result showed not a big chance in weight, feed and water intake quantity. But testosterone hormone secretion effects of the freeze drying powder of the pupa immediately before the eclosion was very high 7.31 ng/ml, compared to 2.37 ng/ml of non treatment and 2.67 ng/ml of alcohol extraction method. As this result, the freeze drying pupa powder of the pupa immediately before the eclosion was confirmed to promote the secretion of the testosterone hormone more than alcohol extraction method of existing.

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