Effect of black tea brew of Camellia sinensis on sexual competence of male rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 373-377

  Ratnasooriya, W D ^a   Fernando, T S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Aphrodisiac; Black tea; Camellia sinensis; Libido; Premature ejaculation; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

APHRODISIAC AGENT; BLACK TEA EXTRACT; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; LIBIDO; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PENIS ERECTION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PREMATURE EJACULATION; RAT; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TEA; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PENILE ERECTION; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TEA; TESTOSTERONE;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; RATTUS; THEACEAE;

EID: 47749121375     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.04.023     Document Type: Article

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