A comparative study on aphrodisiac activity of some ayurvedic herbs in male albino rats

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1009-1015

  Thakur, Mayank ^a   Chauhan, Nagendra S ^a   Bhargava, Shilpi ^a   Dixit, Vinod K ^a  

^a DR H S GOUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Asparagus racemosus; Chlorophytum borivilianum; Curculigo orchioides; Sexual stimulant

Indexed keywords

APHRODISIAC AGENT; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS EXTRACT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; CHLOROPHYTUM BORIVILIANUM EXTRACT; CURCULIGO ORCHIOIDES EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; EJACULATION; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PENIS ERECTION; PLANT ROOT; RAT; RHIZOME; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TESTIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; APHRODISIACS; ASPARAGUS PLANT; BODY WEIGHT; CURCULIGO; MALE; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; PENILE ERECTION; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 72949102071     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-008-9444-8     Document Type: Article

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