Endang Purwaningsih
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, YARSI University, Jakarta
ABSTRAK Kunyit (Curcuma longa, Linn) merupakan salah satu herbal yang sering
digunakan sebagai bumbu, pengawet maupun pewarna makanan.
Senyawa utama ekstrak kunyit adalah kurkumin.yang memberikan
warna kuning yang khas. Telah banyak dilakukan penelitian yang
berkaitan dengan efek biologik dan aksi farmakologiknya, seperti
antiinflamasi, antikanker, antioksidan dan antifertilitas.Dalam makalah
ini akan dipaparkan mengenai efek kurkumin terhadap sistem reproduksi,
khususnya sebagai antiferlitas. Pada sistem reproduksi pria/jantan
kurkumin menghambat kualitas spema seperti motilitas, viabilitas
sperma, kapasitasi, reaksi akrosom, dan meningkatkan morfologi sperma
abnormal. Kurkumin juga dapat melindungi dampak negatif alkohol,
potasium dikromat, kadmium, metronidazol terhadap testis, kualitas
sperma dan produksi hormon testosteron. Pada sistem reproduksi
wanita/betina kurkumin dapat menghambat ovulasi, implantasi, dan
produksi hormon FSH, LH, estrogen maupun progesteron. Selain itu
kurkumin dapat memblok siklus estrus dan menimbulkan perubahan
biokimiawi pada cairan uterus. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa kurkumin
memiliki potensi dalam pengendalian kesuburan khususnya sebagai
bahan antifertilitas baik pria maupunwanita. Efek antifertilitas kurkumin
bersifat reversibel.
ABSTRACT Turmeric is one of herbs widely used as a spice, food preservative and
colouring material. The main extract of turmeric is Curcumin that causes
yellow colour. A lot of research has been carried out related to the
biological and pharmacological action, covering antiinflamatory,
anticancer, antioxidant and antifertility influences. The present review
will dicuss the effects of Curcumin on the reproductive system, especially
as antifertility in male reproductive system covering the inhibition of
Curcumin on sperm quality in terms of motility, viability of sperm,
capacitation, acrosome reaction in addition to the increase number of
abnormal sperm morphology. Curcumin may protect negative effect of
alcohol, potassium dichromate, cadmium, and metronidazole on testis,
quality of sperm and testosterone production. On the other hand, in
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