Aphrodisiac activity of methanol extract of leaves of Passiflora incarnata Linn. in mice

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 401-403

  Dhawan, Kamaldeep ^a   Kumar, Suresh ^a   Sharma, Anupam ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anxiolytics; Aphrodisiac; Mounting behaviour; Passiflora incarnata Linn.; Sedative

Indexed keywords

APHRODISIAC AGENT; METHANOL; PASSIFLORA INCARNATA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; FEMALE; LIBIDO; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; APHRODISIACS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; PASSIFLORA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

PASSIFLORA INCARNATA;

EID: 0037883553     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1124     Document Type: Article

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