Aphrodisiac evaluation in non-copulator male rats after chronic administration of Eurycoma longifolia Jack
| Autor: | H H Ang, T H Ngai |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Male
Drug Evaluation Preclinical Glaucarubin Rats sprague dawley Rats Sprague-Dawley Male rats Copulation Medicine Animals Pharmacology (medical) Aphrodisiac Pharmacology biology Traditional medicine Quassins business.industry Aphrodisiac Effect Aphrodisiacs biology.organism_classification Rats Sprague dawley Female Eurycoma longifolia Plant Preparations business |
| Zdroj: | Fundamentalclinical pharmacology. 15(4) |
| ISSN: | 0767-3981 |
| Popis: | The aphrodisiac effect of Eurycoma longifolia Jack (0.5 g/kg) was evaluated in noncopulator male rats using an electrical cage. Fractions of E. longifolia Jack decreased the hesitation time of noncopulator male rats, throughout the investigation period. Furthermore, it possessed a transient increase in the percentage of the male rats responding to the right choice, more than 50% of the male rats scored "right choice" after 3 weeks post-treatment and the effect became more prominent after 8 weeks post-treatment (only 40-50% of the control male rats responded to the right choice) using the electrical copulation cage. Hence, this study lends further support to the use of the plant by indigenous populations as a traditional medicine for its aphrodisiac property. |
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