It rejuvenates harmonic balance, influences the hypothalamus-pituitary- gonadal axis & reactivates the enzymatic activity of metabolic pathways. Kapikacchu improves seminal plasma lipid peroxide levels, sperm count & motility. It inhibits lipid peroxidation, elevates spermatogenesis and increases sperm motility & male fertility.
The aqueous extract has high anti- oxidant and free radical scavenging activities. Inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis as well as a central mechanism involving chemical mediators of inflammation, make Kapikacchu a potent anti- inflammatory drug.
Kapikacchu is neuroprotective. When tyrosine to L-DOPA conversion is blocked, L-DOPA from the whole extract passes the blood-brain barrier and converts to dopamine and restores neurotransmission. It is a useful adjuvant in the management of Parkinson's disease
