Aphrodisiac properties of some Zimbabwean medicinal plants formulations

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 6402-6407

  Gundidza, G M ^a   Mmbengwa, V M ^b   Magwa, M L ^c   Ramalivhana, N J ^b   Mukwevho, N T ^b   Ndaradzi, W ^d   Samie, A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aloe tincture; Ekebergia capansis; Mondia whitei; Pumpkin seed; Sexual behaviors

Indexed keywords

APHRODISIAC AGENT; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; TESTOSTERONE;

ALOE EXELSA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG FORMULATION; EJACULATION; EKEBERGIA CAPANSIS; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MONDIA WHITEI; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SQUASH; ZIMBABWE;

ALOE; CUCURBITA PEPO; EKEBERGIA; EKEBERGIA CAPENSIS; MONDIA WHITEI; RATTUS;

EID: 71949113564     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb09.430     Document Type: Article

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