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This study investigated the therapeutic potential of aqueous (AE) and hydroethanolic (HEE) extracts of\n                    <jats:italic>Cymbopogon citratus<\/jats:italic>\n                    in mitigating PCOS\u2010induced ovarian damage (specifically ferroptosis, apoptosis, and oxidative stress) in a rat model of PCOS. PCOS was induced by oral administration of letrozole (1\u2009mg\/kg\/day for 21\u2009days), followed by treatment with AE or HEE (100, 200, or 400\u2009mg\/kg\/day for 20\u2009days) with metformin (200\u2009mg\/kg) as a positive control. The results showed that HEE contains 5 times more alkaloids than AE. In experimental animals,\n                    <jats:italic>C. citratus<\/jats:italic>\n                    corrected ovarian damage caused by PCOS, compared to the disease control treated with distilled water. Indeed,\n                    <jats:italic>C. citratus<\/jats:italic>\n                    decreased serum testosterone levels [maximum decrease rate of 37.10% (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.0001) obtained with HEE100] and increased estradiol levels [maximum increase rate of 56.15% (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.0001) obtained with AE200]. An increase in serum ghrelin levels [maximum increase rate of 129.38% (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.0001) obtained with AE400] and a decrease in leptin levels [maximum decrease rate of 43.85% (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.0001) obtained with AE400] were observed. In the ovaries,\n                    <jats:italic>C. citratus<\/jats:italic>\n                    decreased Fe\n                    <jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>\n                    [maximum decrease rate of 31.57% (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.01) obtained with HEE200], caspase 3 [maximum decrease rate of 24.47% (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.05) obtained with HEE400], oxidative stress markers [MDA: up to 23.28% decrease (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.05) induced by AE100], and increased antioxidants [catalase: up to 29.99% increase (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.05) induced by HEE100 and GSH: up to 42.37% increase (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.01) induced by HEE200].\n                    <jats:italic>C. citratus<\/jats:italic>\n                    also decreased cystic and atretic follicles and promoted follicle growth and ovulation. 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