Aphrodisiac activity of 50% ethanolic extracts of Myristica fragrans Houtt. (nutmeg) and Syzygium aromaticum (L) Merr. & Perry. (clove) in male mice: A comparative study

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Tajuddin, A ^a   Ahmad, Shamshad ^a   Latif, Abdul ^a   Qasmi, Iqbal Ahmad ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APHRODISIAC AGENT; CLOVE EXTRACT; NUTMEG EXTRACT; PENEGRA; PLANT EXTRACT; SILDENAFIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLOVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DRUG MECHANISM; HYPERACTIVITY; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MATING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUTMEG; SEDATION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SPICE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; APHRODISIACS; EUGENIA; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TOXICITY TESTS, ACUTE;

EID: 2442674129     PISSN: 14726882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-3-6     Document Type: Article

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