UNLABELLED: In the course of time, scientific communities have a growing interest in understanding ethano medicines. The Putranjiva roxburghii, a native plant of the Indian Subcontinent is described as a "Child amulet tree" in Ayurveda. Based on the fact that this herbal medicine has an indispensable component of integrative medicine, the present study was planned to assess the effect of ethanolic dried extract of Putranjiva seeds on the motility of X and Y-bearing bovine spermatozoa. The in-vitro effect of seed extract diluted in S-TALP medium on bull semen has been evaluated by Computer Assisted Semen Analysis (CASA) shows a marked increase in the motility of spermatozoa. Motile and non-motile spermatozoa have been separated by glass wool column from the control as well as treated group. The X and Y-bearing sperm quantification have been carried out by droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR). The extract didn't exert any differential effect on the motility and viability of X and Y chromosome-bearing spermatozoa. The transcriptome profiling (RNA-Seq) identified 93 differentially expressed genes between the extract treated and control group. It unveils the up-regulation of CATSPER, AKAP3, SPAG, ADAM1B, ADAM2 and ADAM32 genes that are involved in increasing sperm motility. Transcriptome profile also unveil the expression of ZAR1, CYP17A1, APPL2, HOXB4 and SP9 genes involved with embryonic development processes in Putranjiva extract-treated motile spermatozoa. The results envisaged the medicinal value of Putranjiva herb on increased fertility due to combinatory effect like increased sperm motility and favourableness on embryogenesis. The study ruled out the possibility of herbs having any biased effect on the selection of either male or female-bearing spermatozoa in the bull. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13205-022-03452-4.

Centre for Infectious Animal Diseases Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Czech Republic

Department of Animal Biotechnology College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University Anand Gujarat India

Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University Anand Gujarat India

Department of Veterinary Microbiology College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University Anand Gujarat India

Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre Gandhinagar Gujarat 382010 India

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